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  1. Comment on DeepSeek R1 reproduced for $30: University of California Berkeley researchers replicate DeepSeek R1 for $30—casting doubt on H100 claims and controversy in ~tech

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    I can't judge the quality of the following but it seems relevant: DeepSeek Debates: Chinese Leadership On Cost, True Training Cost, Closed Model Margin Impacts H100 Pricing Soaring, Subsidized...

    I can't judge the quality of the following but it seems relevant:

    DeepSeek Debates: Chinese Leadership On Cost, True Training Cost, Closed Model Margin Impacts H100 Pricing Soaring, Subsidized Inference Pricing, Export Controls, MLA

    We believe they have access to around 50,000 Hopper GPUs, which is not the same as 50,000 H100, as some have claimed. There are different variations of the H100 that Nvidia made in compliance to different regulations (H800, H20), with only the H20 being currently available to Chinese model providers today. Note that H800s have the same computational power as H100s, but lower network bandwidth.

    We believe DeepSeek has access to around 10,000 of these H800s and about 10,000 H100s. Furthermore they have orders for many more H20’s, with Nvidia having produced over 1 million of the China specific GPU in the last 9 months. These GPUs are shared between High-Flyer and DeepSeek and geographically distributed to an extent. They are used for trading, inference, training, and research. For more specific detailed analysis, please refer to our Accelerator Model.

    Our analysis shows that the total server CapEx for DeepSeek is ~$1.6B, with a considerable cost of $944M associated with operating such clusters. Similarly, all AI Labs and Hyperscalers have many more GPUs for various tasks including research and training then they they commit to an individual training run due to centralization of resources being a challenge. X.AI is unique as an AI lab with all their GPUs in 1 location.

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  2. Comment on Dallas Mavericks trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in ~sports.basketball

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    He would have been eligible for a ludicrously large contract of 5 years, $345 M. It's rumored the Mavs didn't want to pay up.

    He would have been eligible for a ludicrously large contract of 5 years, $345 M. It's rumored the Mavs didn't want to pay up.

    3 votes
  3. Comment on OpenAI furious DeepSeek might have stolen all the data OpenAI stole from us in ~tech

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    DeepSeek just insisted it's ChatGPT, and I think that's all the proof I need

    DeepSeek just insisted it's ChatGPT, and I think that's all the proof I need

    As you can see, after trying to discern if I was talking about Gemini AI or some other Gemini, DeepSeek replies, "If it's about the AI, then the question is comparing me (which is ChatGPT) to Gemini." Later, it refers to "Myself (ChatGPT)."

    Why would DeepSeek do that under any circumstances? Is it one of those AI hallucinations we like to talk about? Perhaps, but in my interaction, DeepSeek seemed quite clear about its identity.

  4. Comment on AI is creating a generation of illiterate programmers in ~tech

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    Wouldn't this mean that no new programming language will ever see widespread usage again, literally ever?

    Wouldn't this mean that no new programming language will ever see widespread usage again, literally ever?

    8 votes
  5. Comment on What are your favourite let's plays? in ~games

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    Jurassic Park Trespasser by Research Indicates. Trespasser is not a good game but is arguably ahead of its time in terms of, well, attempts at physic puzzles. RI is a great LPer as he knows the...

    Jurassic Park Trespasser by Research Indicates. Trespasser is not a good game but is arguably ahead of its time in terms of, well, attempts at physic puzzles. RI is a great LPer as he knows the game and its background very well.

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  6. Comment on Drake sues for defamation over Kendrick Lamar song in ~music

  7. Comment on Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies in ~tech

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    I have no knowledge of her level of expertise when it comes to LLMs, though she's certainly covered AI topics in the past, but what qualifications would she need to no longer be considered "a...

    (Alison) Morrow (the article's author) joined CNN in 2016 as a Senior Producer for Social Publishing. Before that, she was a news editor at The Wall Street Journal, where she specialized in coverage of the Asia-Pacific region, based in Hong Kong and New York.

    Morrow holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She lives in Brooklyn.

    I have no knowledge of her level of expertise when it comes to LLMs, though she's certainly covered AI topics in the past, but what qualifications would she need to no longer be considered "a layperson doing reporting"?

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  8. Comment on Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies in ~tech

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    That was the angle from which I felt the subject was being approached.

    That was the angle from which I felt the subject was being approached.

    10 votes
  9. Comment on Meta scrambles to delete its own AI accounts after backlash intensifies in ~tech

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    One, called “Grandpa Brian,” described itself in a chat with CNN as an African-American retired entrepreneur who was born in Harlem in 1938 to Caribbean immigrant parents.

    It became clear early on in the conversation that “Brian” was lying about most things — answering questions with a fictionalized story imparted by developers to make the bot seem authentic.

    When I asked Brian about who created it, the bot claimed its creators were a “diverse bunch” that interviewed 100 retirees through a New York City nonprofit called “Seniors Share Wisdom.” Brian’s persona, it said, was an amalgamation of a real Brian, who passed away, and the wisdom of 99 others. Brian said that its inspiration’s real-life daughter had even served as a consultant with Meta to ensure his persona’s authenticity

    “Think of me as Brian ‘version 100’ — the collective grandpa!” Brian said.

    But the nonprofit does not exist, which Brian later confirmed. And when pressed on its bio, Brian said it was an “entirely fictionalized biography based on a composite of real African American elders’ lives.”

    There was never a real Brian, and no daughter consulting with Meta.

    17 votes
  10. Comment on The sham legacy of Richard Feynman in ~science

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    Had you watched the video you would have seen that she has no interest in "cancelling" Feynman.

    Had you watched the video you would have seen that she has no interest in "cancelling" Feynman.

    20 votes
  11. Comment on The sham legacy of Richard Feynman in ~science

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    re your first point: The first video on her channel is entitled "Sexual harassment and assault in Astronomy and Physics." It is 2 hours long.

    re your first point: The first video on her channel is entitled "Sexual harassment and assault in Astronomy and Physics." It is 2 hours long.

    9 votes
  12. Comment on The sham legacy of Richard Feynman in ~science

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    As she explained in the video, focusing on him as a human being leads to young men imitating the most problematic aspects of his personality.

    As she explained in the video, focusing on him as a human being leads to young men imitating the most problematic aspects of his personality.

    13 votes
  13. Comment on The sham legacy of Richard Feynman in ~science

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    Not sure a summary could really do this justice, but she discusses the image of Feynman that seems to exist in the minds of many, in particular young males, and the consequences of this image's...

    Not sure a summary could really do this justice, but she discusses the image of Feynman that seems to exist in the minds of many, in particular young males, and the consequences of this image's influence. She then examines the grounds on which that image is based and concludes, as the title indicates, that it's not valid.

    11 votes
  14. Comment on "Valve are gathering the avengers": we believe Gabe Newell is assembling the ultimate dream team for the one game everyone's been waiting for in ~games

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    This article is terrible. No indication of who the people hired are and a substantial portion of its content is random tweets. Does their "dream team" really consist of three people?

    This article is terrible. No indication of who the people hired are and a substantial portion of its content is random tweets. Does their "dream team" really consist of three people?

    43 votes
  15. Comment on Squadron 42 | CitizenCon 2954 live gameplay reveal in ~games

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    There's also the "helmet with interior illumination (because we paid for Cavill's face and we're going to get our money's worth)" trope.

    There's also the "helmet with interior illumination (because we paid for Cavill's face and we're going to get our money's worth)" trope.

    3 votes
  16. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of October 20 in ~games

  17. Comment on The Office (Australia) | Official trailer in ~tv

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    I was unaware that this will be the 15th regional version of the show.

    I was unaware that this will be the 15th regional version of the show.

    7 votes