DeepSeek Upgrades AI Model Amid OpenAI Rivalry
Last Updated on April 16, 2025 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Get The Gist
Originally published on Towards AI.
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The Gist: Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has launched an upgraded version of its large language model, boasting major improvements in reasoning, coding, and Chinese language capabilities. The move escalates competition with other U.S. AI firms.
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The new model, DeepSeek-V3–0324, offers better reasoning and front-end web development capabilities.It enhances Chinese writing proficiency with interactive rewriting and improved search features.DeepSeek claims its AI models are more cost-efficient to train compared to others.The company faces potential U.S. government bans over security concerns.
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The Gist: Google is rolling out its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode, to all U.S. Google account holders, making advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities available beyond paid subscribers.
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AI Mode provides detailed answers directly in search results, reducing the need to visit websites.Initially limited to Google One AI Premium subscribers, it’s now available to free users in the… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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