DeepSeek, China's AI model: News & Discussion

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Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt: "What I don't like about [China's AI] is that it's all open source which means it's largely uncontrolled and not controlled in any way by us."

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OpenAI and Anthropic face new AI reality as users shift from 'tokenmaxxing' to efficiency

Companies are tightening their AI budgets to focus on getting a return on their investment, and that could dampen growth rates at OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Flo Crivello’s expenses were out of whack, and there was only one way to get them under control.

Earlier this month, the CEO of AI startup Lindy switched his company off Anthropic’s Claude models, moving 100% of its traffic to DeepSeek, a Chinese company that makes cheaper, open-weight alternatives.

“We did it, and you could see that cost curve go down, like, crash to the ground,” Crivello said in an interview from his company’s San Francisco headquarters. He said the decision will save Lindy millions of dollars within months, though he still expects the roughly 25-person company to spend more on AI than payroll.

“It’s a matter of survival for the business,” Crivello said. “That’s all it is.”