Episode 131: What can we learn from DeepSeek?

“Today’s episode analyses DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has achieved remarkable results with significantly fewer resources than its Western counterparts, challenging the Global North’s neoliberal model of innovation driven by competition and capital. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, argues that DeepSeek’s success, based on collaboration and resourcefulness, exposes the inefficiencies of the Global North’s approach. The Global North’s response, exemplified by the Stargate Project, is framed as a panicked attempt to maintain technological dominance through increased funding for Silicon Valley, rather than acknowledging the flaws in its own system. The text further draws parallels between the Global North's suppression of DeepSeek and historical patterns of suppressing alternative models of progress, highlighting the ideological conflict between capitalist and cooperative approaches to innovation. Finally, the text concludes that the Global North must choose between clinging to its failing model or adapting to a more collaborative approach.”

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/deepseek-and-the-folly-of-neoliberal

Let me know what you think.