It comes in different versions, some of which are enormous and some that are pretty modest. The thing is they are not competing with 4o, but with o1, which has really massive resource requirements. The big news this week was supposed to be o3 opening up to the public, which involved another huge resource jump, and set a clear trajectory for the future of AI being on an exponential curve of computing power. This was great news for companies that made the parts and who could afford the massive buildout to support future developments. Deepseek isnt so much disruptive for its own capabilities, its disruptive because challenges the necessity of this massive buildout.
It comes in different versions, some of which are enormous and some that are pretty modest. The thing is they are not competing with 4o, but with o1, which has really massive resource requirements. The big news this week was supposed to be o3 opening up to the public, which involved another huge resource jump, and set a clear trajectory for the future of AI being on an exponential curve of computing power. This was great news for companies that made the parts and who could afford the massive buildout to support future developments. Deepseek isnt so much disruptive for its own capabilities, its disruptive because challenges the necessity of this massive buildout.