by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 3, 2025 | AI, Semiconductors
The fabled $6 million was just a portion of the total training cost. Chinese AI startup DeepSeek made waves with claims of training its R1 model for just $6 million using 2,048 GPUs, but new findings from SemiAnalysis suggest the company has actually invested $1.6...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 2, 2025 | AI
DeepSeek will help drive AI into the mass market. But the lion’s share of value likely remains with a few companies continually raising the bar. DeepSeek’s R1 model has sparked a $1 trillion stock selloff, raising urgent questions about where AI’s actual value...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 1, 2025 | AI, Business
Sam Altman said OpenAI is actively discussing a new open-source strategy, but the decision is far from made. The huge impact of Open Source Deep Seek has made this an urgent question for OpenAI. If OpenAI goes open-source, it could reshape the AI landscape—but would...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 1, 2025 | AI, Business, Robots
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot has taken a major leap forward, moving beyond pre-programmed actions to function with full autonomy. Now fully electrified and powered by advanced machine learning, Atlas can complete tasks independently, adapting to its environment...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jan 31, 2025 | AI
The U.S. Copyright Office has clarified that AI-assisted works can qualify for copyright protection—but only if they contain substantial human creative input beyond merely prompting an AI system. While AI can generate raw content, the human artist must modify,...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jan 31, 2025 | AI
OpenAI is in talks to raise up to $40 billion in a funding round led by SoftBank, which could potentially value the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion—double its October valuation of $157 billion. This would make it the second-highest valuation for a private company, only...
