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DeepSeek new paper: model uses images of text for vision tokens instead of text tokens. Optical compression might cut costs, computation needed
Read more: DeepSeek new paper: model uses images of text for vision tokens instead of text tokens. Optical compression might cut costs, computation neededDeepSeek, based in China, is innovating again. In a fascinating paper posted on Github, Deepseek-OCR: Contexts Optical Compression, DeepSeek uses a new method of “compressing long contexts via optical 2D mapping.” Instead of text tokens, the model will use image or vision tokens of the text. Basically, like taking a screenshot of a page of…
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US faces stiff competition from China in AI — and high tech
Read more: US faces stiff competition from China in AI — and high techI’m on record agreeing with those who warn it’s imperative that the United States maintain its lead in AI development ahead of China. I agree with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s assessment that China is closing fast on the United States: It’s very easy to get mired in the copyright lawsuits against AI companies to lose…
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China’s government tells AI researchers to avoid traveling to U.S. to protect AI know-how
Read more: China’s government tells AI researchers to avoid traveling to U.S. to protect AI know-howIn an article in the Wall Street Journal today, China’s government reportedly has instructed AI researchers and entrepreneurs to avoid traveling to the United States. The Chinese government fears loss of trade secrets—or even detention by the United States law enforcement similar to what happened to Meng Wanzhou of Huawei during Trump’s first administration. DeepSeek…
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Elon Musk: “A lot of very smart, very motivated [AI] engineers in China.”
Read more: Elon Musk: “A lot of very smart, very motivated [AI] engineers in China.”Everyone is recognizing the competition–and threat–China poses to the U.S. in the AI arms race. Here’s Elon Musk’s assessment, in discussing the DeepSeek moment. “There are a lot of very smart, very motivated engineers in China. So you should expect that China will come up with many great things. They have come up with many great things.…
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Deutsche Bank: China is eating the world. “We think 2025 is the year the investing world realises China is outcompeting the rest of the world.”
Read more: Deutsche Bank: China is eating the world. “We think 2025 is the year the investing world realises China is outcompeting the rest of the world.”According to a news article from the South China Morning Post, republished by Yahoo! Finance: “We think 2025 is the year the investing world realises China is outcompeting the rest of the world,” Deutsche Bank said on Wednesday in a report titled “China Eats the World“, seen by the Post. By the end of 2024,…
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The Ultraman problem: China court rules AI company liable for infringing images of superhero
Read more: The Ultraman problem: China court rules AI company liable for infringing images of superheroAs reported by the Global Times, the Guangzhou Internet Court has ruled that an AI company that provided a text-to-image generator to paid subscribers was liable for copyright infringement based on the generation of the comic character Ultraman or similar figures. The AI generated images violated the reproduction and adaptation rights of the author. The…