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Just when Silicon Valley thought it had the AI race figured out, China's DeepSeek R1 has arrived to flip the script. Gone are the days when "Made in China" meant "inspired by Silicon Valley" - this breakthrough model has tech leaders doing double-takes and rethinking those old copycat jokes. The release has sent ripples through the AI community, proving that China isn't just keeping pace anymore - it's setting it.

In today’s issue:

🤝 Automate your sales & leads generation with AIrtisan
🚀 DeepSeek's R1: ChatGPT's latest & BIGGEST threat
🤖 Make OpenAI's Operator do the work while you sit back & relax
🧪 AI vs Human: Latest Test Results
⚡ 5 Must-Try AI Tools This Week
📈 What's Trending in AI now
📰 More AI News you need to know

Deep Seek R1 dethrones ChaGPT

What happened: DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has achieved impressive performance using budget Nvidia H800 chips, outperforming OpenAI's models at just 5% of the cost. The company's AI application recently reached #1 on Apple's App Store, signaling strong consumer interest in affordable AI solutions.

What you need to know:

• DeepSeek's rise comes amidst U.S.-China tensions, with China focusing on optimizing lower-tier chips due to restricted access to top-tier AI chips.

• The company developed its AI model from scratch using trial and error, mimicking human learning.

• DeepSeek's inference-time computing breaks down complex queries into smaller tasks, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

• Its R1 model showcases advanced reasoning capabilities for high-level math problems.

• DeepSeek's technology has impacted Wall Street, causing declines in Nvidia and ASML stock prices, raising questions about the demand for high-end chips.

• The company's development costs were around $6 million, contrasting with the projected $1 trillion U.S. investment in AI.

• Some experts praise DeepSeek as groundbreaking, while others are skeptical about its long-term viability in the U.S. market due to geopolitical implications and potential reluctance from major corporations to adopt Chinese technology.

Why is it important?

This makes us question: Will AI companies justify those billion-dollar hardware investments now? Have we been throwing expensive chips at problems that could've been solved with clever engineering?

Bottom Line is that DeepSeek shattered the "expensive hardware = better AI" myth, proving that innovation can thrive with what you’ve got. Maybe that's the wake-up call the industry needed.advancement can coexist with democratic oversight and ethical considerations.

Open AI’s first Autonomous Agent: Operator

What happened:

OpenAI dropped Operator - one of it’s first autonomous agents, which are AIs capable of doing work for you independently—you give it a task and it will execute it. It is currently research preview but here’s a preview of it - CLICK

What you need to know:

• OpenAI's Operator is basically AI with thumbs. It works with DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber (your AI is now officially better at adulting than you)

• It is currently exclusive to Pro users and only available to people in the US.

• OpenAI noted Operator may make mistakes with some queries and is not fully autonomous, as users may need to input information manually in some cases (e.g. logging in with usernames and passwords).

Why is it important?

We are witnessing AI evolve from a "helpful search engine" into "the reliable friend who effectively gets things done. This isn't just about AI getting smarter - it's about AI getting hands-on with our daily lives. We’re heading toward a future where AI isn’t just helping—it’s running the show and making everything work without us lifting a finger.

5 AI TOOLS OF THE WEEK

• Sagehood - AI tool for comprehensive analysis of the U.S. stock market

• Shapen - Create 3D models from images and text descriptions. 

• Scribe - AI-powered transcription tool that converts speech to text quickly and accurately.

• Spline AI - Design tool that uses AI to create 3D graphics and animations easily.

• SaneBox -  AI-driven email management tool that organizes and prioritizes your inbox.

WHAT’S TRENDING IN AI

1. Abu Dhabi has announced its ambitious plan to become the world's first fully AI-native government by 2027, aiming to integrate AI across all government services and operations.

2. Man Builds nuclear fusion reactor in kitchen using claude AI - 𝕏 User HudZah successfully built a neutron-producing nuclear fusor in his kitchen over a 36-hour livestream, ai ded by Claude AI.

3. Goldman CEO says that AI has automated 95% of the work of drafting an IPO prospectus document which would’ve taken a six-person team two weeks to complete.

4. UBTech, a humanoid robot maker from Shenzhen, has partnered with Foxconn to use its Walker S1 robots in iPhone assembly, performing complex and precise production tasks.

MORE AI NEWS

• Perplexity’s Siri-killer Sonar: Perplexity released Sonar which can control Android apps through voice and gestures, challenging Gemini and Siri at no cost. It integrates with Uber, OpenTable, and other apps for direct task execution.

• Trump suspends TikTok ban, Perplexity AI enters the picture: Trump proposed a 50-50 partnership with ByteDance for TikTok, while Perplexity AI suggested a merger, letting ByteDance keep shares and leveraging TikTok's vast video library to boost its AI search engine.

• Humanity’s Last Exam: LLMs, including GPT-4o and OpenAI's o1, demonstrate 90% failure rate in a newly created benchmark evaluation called "Humanity's Last Exam," while hilariously maintaining their confidence about being right.
  

• Hey Alexa, Say hi to your Grandma ELIZA: World's first chatbot ELIZA has been revived after 60 years of dormancy. While not comparable to modern LLMs, the program performed better than expected as a request/response tool.

• Introducing Frames : Runway just launched Frames, which comprises the perfect tools for human imagination. You can choose consistent style maintenance, unlike previous models' random outputs from a total of 19 visual styles.
  

• Google’s new initiative: Led by Tim Brooks, under DeepMind, Google is forming a new team to build AI models for simulating the physical world, collaborating with Gemini, Veo, and Genie teams on “world models.”
  

• François Chollet’s next big bet: Former Google researcher and the creator of the popular Keras AI framework, just introduced Ndea, a new AI lab aiming to achieve AGI through an alternative research method, alongside Zapier founder Mike Knoop.
  

• Synthesia hits the jackpot: AI video platform Synthesia secured a $180M Series D funding, raising the Nvidia-backed company’s valuation to $2.1B

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