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.

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.

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.

A long overdue plan for the science sector was released this week with plans for a new research institution to focus on AI, quantum and synthetic biology. But Callaghan Innovation will disappear in the biggest innovation shake-up in 30 years.

HP’s security experts have uncovered some sophisticated emerging malware threats and have a warning about the growing role generative AI plays in assisting cybercriminals.

While federal efforts on issues like Section 230 reform and children’s online protection may advance, federal-level AI regulation and data privacy laws could potentially slow down due to the administration’s deregulatory stance.