Roundtables: What DeepSeek’s Breakout Success Means for AI

Speakers: Charlotte Jee, news editor, Will Douglas Heaven, senior AI editor, and Caiwei Chen, China reporter.

The tech world is abuzz over a new open-source reasoning AI model developed by DeepSeek, a Chinese startup. Its success is remarkable given the constraints that Chinese AI companies face due to US export controls on cutting-edge chips. DeepSeek’s approach represents a radical change in how AI gets built, and could shift the tech world’s center of gravity. Hear from MIT Technology Review news editor Charlotte Jee, senior AI editor Will Douglas Heaven, and China reporter Caiwei Chen as they discuss what DeepSeek’s breakout success means for AI and the broader tech industry.

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