I Used DeepSeek R1 for Research – Here's What Happened!

Key Points from Deep Seek AI Review

Introduction

• Deep Seek AI: A new AI tool available both locally and through a web interface.
• Open Source: Free to use and positioned as a competitor to OpenAI's models.
• Target Audience: Evaluation of its effectiveness for use in Academia and Research.

Performance Analysis

• English Language Tasks: Performs well but not as proficient as Claude Sonic or ChatGPT.
• Coding, Math, and Chinese Language Tasks: Demonstrates strong performance.

Specific Use Cases Tested

1. Literature Review:

   • Asked Deep Seek to create a structure for a literature review on carbon nanotubes.
   • Provided a starting point structure for writing but lacked detail compared to other AI tools.

2. Reference Finding:

   • Deep Seek provided references and was able to search for recent peer-reviewed papers.
   • Found 32 recent publications but struggled with accuracy in titles, providing only a "C+" performance.

3. Visual Analysis:

   • Tested Deep Seek's ability to interpret and order figures for academic papers.
   • Did not perform as well as ChatGPT in understanding and organizing visual data.

4. Story Building from Figures:

   • Provided several figures for Deep Seek to generate a coherent research narrative.
   • It formulated a story but was less sophisticated compared to ChatGPT.

5. Paper Editing:

   • Offered editing suggestions for an abstract aimed at peer-reviewed journals.
   • Suggested improvements, demonstrating acceptable performance for free software but outperformed by paid tools.

Conclusion

• Overall Assessment: Deep Seek is a promising tool available for free, suitable as a starting point for various research tasks.
• Comparative Performance: Lags behind leading AI tools like ChatGPT, especially for detailed and nuanced academic work.
• Potential: With further development, could become more competitive; may still be useful for researchers on a budget considering no-cost options.

Future Outlook

• Channel Updates: Anticipate more reviews and comparisons as AI tools evolve, with potential changes in perspectives based on advancements.