Episode Details

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The DeepSeek documentary revealing just how much the world got wrong about R1, what motivates the man behind the company, and what's next. Do we already have hints about what will be in DeepSeek R2?

Incredible Editing: Hassan Iq.

Sources:
Liang Wenfeng 2023 Interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20241228030725/https://www.chinatalk.media/p/deepseek-from-hedge-fund-to-frontier

Liang Wenfeng 2024 Interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20241227111244/https://www.chinatalk.media/p/deepseek-ceo-interview-with-chinas

OpenAI Quote: https://cdn.openai.com/global-affairs/ostp-rfi/ec680b75-d539-4653-b297-8bcf6e5f7686/openai-response-ostp-nsf-rfi-notice-request-for-information-on-the-development-of-an-artificial-intelligence-ai-action-plan.pdf

Hide from Crowds: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/28/who-is-behind-deepseek-and-how-did-it-achieve-its-ai-sputnik-moment

Fled the Province: https://www.ft.com/content/d23a01d8-4256-4142-a52c-a393ed6df1bc

R1 Banned? https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/openai-calls-deepseek-state-controlled-calls-for-bans-on-prc-produced-models/

R2: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-rushes-launch-new-ai-model-china-goes-all-2025-02-25/

DeepSeek V3 Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.19437

DeepSeek R1 Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.12948

Chat: https://chat.deepseek.com/

DeepSeek V1: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.02954

DeepSeek Coder: https://deepseekcoder.github.io/

DeepSeek Math: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2402.03300

DeepSeek MoE: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.06066

DeepSeek V2: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.04434

Anthropic CEO on DeepSeek: https://darioamodei.com/on-deepseek-and-export-controls?s=09

Liang Wenfeng: https://tv.cctv.com/2025/01/20/VIDEP7O5fkXufWLSm3J5pwkL250120.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Wenfeng

Highflyer: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-29/china-s-top-quant-hedge-fund-high-flyer-apologizes-for-losses

https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-