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Not a terrible poem, compliments. As for the claimed lofty developer ideals seemingly driving DeepSeek's quant fund, it doesn't hurt a bit that open source is *magnitudes* cheaper than when trying to develop a stock picker with proprietary, closed offerings. My guess is that DeepSeek couldn't get to the next level of funding necessary for progress without making a public splash - the only way to get to IPO level support under 'Xi' these days.

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A bit like Ferrari building autos to go racing. Or is it a hedge to build a competitive advantage? But then why give it away? I appreciate another interesting angle in your story . Deepseek may not just be limited by foreign GPU restrictions but also the Chinese government. Very interesting indeed 😁

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American AI is also hindered by privatization and government oversight especially privacy issues. Open source puts the technology in our hands. The act of building software for its own sake generally produces better and longer lasting software. They’re embracing what the internet SHOULD be, not what companies have sold us

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