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Putting DeepSeek to the test: how its performance compares against other AI tools
How do the offerings of new Chinese large language model maker DeepSeek stack up? AI expert Simon Thorne puts them to the test against more established rivals.
DeepSeek’s disruption is a delicious thing
No matter the motivation of DeepSeek’s founder for releasing the low-cost large language model as an open source project, it promises to trigger a flurry of innovation in more efficient AI and break the doom-loop narrative that high performance AI is only for the big boys.
Govt’s plan on a page for public sector AI
The government has released its framework for use of AI in the public sector, a plan on a page that includes the usual responsible AI buzzwords but is light on detail and has a few important omissions.
Have We Stopped Thinking in Full Sentences?
Is technology removing our ability to think critically? is our reliance on AI to summarise emails, write meeting notes and documents leading to an overall reduction in capability? What do you think?
As the ‘digital oligarchy’ grows in power, NZ will struggle to regulate its global reach and influence
As New Zealand (among others) has discovered in the past decade, influencing the behaviour of these companies is easier said than done. It has repeatedly found itself struggling to effectively manage big tech’s impact on its society and economy.