109: Is DeepSeek What It Promised To Be? – Will Liang Explains New AI Model

12/02/2025 28 min
109: Is DeepSeek What It Promised To Be? – Will Liang Explains New AI Model

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In episode 109, we are back with Will Liang, Executive Director at MA Financial, to discuss the introduction of DeepSeek and the impact on the future development of artificial intelligence and the global economy. Are tech firms going to scale back their investments due to this low cost model, or is it all a bit of a hype? Enjoy the Show! Overview of Podcast with Will Liang on DeepSeek 01:00 First impressions of DeepSeek 03:00 Is DeepSeek really a revolution? 04:00 OpenAI did not spend billions of dollars developing one model 04:30 DeepSeek and memory saving 08:00 Mag Seven and investment plans 10:00 Jevons' paradox in AI and related industries 11:00 I don't think DeepSeek is a distilled model 13:30 Should we be worried about data being fed back to China? 16:30 DeepSeek has released a lot of LLM secrets to the public 18:00 Applications of DeepSeek in the investment industry 22:00 You will see a lot more distilled models of DeepSeek 25:00 A wake up call for the investment industry Follow the Investment Innovation Institute [i3] on Linkedin Subscribe to our Newsletter Explore our library of insights from leading institutional investors at [i3] Insights  

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