Listen "DeepSeek R1 $294k + Alibaba AI Chip + Judge Halts Anthropic"
Episode Synopsis
Bigger and Better Worlds — World Labs https://www.worldlabs.ai/blog/bigger-better-worldsAI as teleportation — Geoffrey Litt https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2025/09/10/ai-as-teleportation.htmlIntroducing Shuttle Cobra — Shuttle https://www.shuttle.dev/blog/2025/09/18/introducing-shuttle-cobraSecrets of DeepSeek AI model revealed in landmark paper — Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03015-6Alibaba's new AI chip: Key specifications comparable to H20 (Hacker News discussion) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45273747Vibe Shift? Senior Developers Ship nearly 2.5x more AI Code than Junior Counterparts — Fastly https://www.fastly.com/blog/senior-developers-ship-more-ai-codeAlbania appoints world’s first AI government ‘minister’ to root out corruption — Euronews https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/09/12/albania-appoints-worlds-first-ai-government-minister-to-root-out-corruptionJudge puts Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement on hold — The Verge https://www.theverge.com/news/775230/anthropic-piracy-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-rejectedThanks a lot for listening! ❤️(00:27) - World Labs — “Bigger and Better Worlds”
(04:31) - Geoffrey Litt on “AI as Teleportation”
(12:54) - Shuttle — Introducing “Cobra”
(19:17) - DeepSeek R1 — peer-reviewed costs & methods
(22:19) - Alibaba’s H20-class AI chip debate
(28:56) - Senior developers ship ~2.5× more AI code
(40:02) - Albania’s AI “minister” for public tenders
(44:22) - Judge pauses Anthropic $1.5B book-piracy settlement
(52:19) - ByteDance — “SeedDream 4.0” (quick note)
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