ScalziJan 27, 2025

Oh no the Chinese are doing the useless thing that gives wrong answers cheaper

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/tech/deepseek-stocks-ai-china/index.html

A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging

US stocks dropped sharply Monday — and chipmaker Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion in market value — after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s technology industry.

CNN
Show threadMᴀʀᴋ VᴀɴᴅᴇWᴇᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢJan 27, 2025
@scalzi FFS. It's not an advancement. It's just a _claim_ of an advancement. I wish that the optimism I had as a child about the future could be reasonably sustained now that I am approaching retirement....
Show threadTom Forsyth
@brainwagon @scalzi I think it's very telling that even though everybody knows they might be lying, it still tanks the stock price.
Jan 27, 2025 at 6:12pmWeb
Show threadMᴀʀᴋ VᴀɴᴅᴇWᴇᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢJan 27, 2025
@TomF @scalzi It basically is calling calling out the Emperor's clothes.