More DeepSeek, Hugging Face's Open-R1, and Italy's Data Privacy Inquiry - Daily AI Brief #93

Hi there,

In today's news, DeepSeek AI avoids sensitive China topics, Hugging Face launches Open-R1 to replicate DeepSeek's R1 model, and Italy questions DeepSeek on data privacy. And as you might have expected, OpenAI and DeepSeek are fighting again.

Top stories

DeepSeek AI Avoids Sensitive China Topics

A report indicates that DeepSeek's AI chatbot does not respond to 85% of prompts on sensitive topics related to China, highlighting issues of censorship and nationalistic responses. Read more

DeepSeek Allegedly Used OpenAI Models

David Sacks claims there is substantial evidence that DeepSeek used OpenAI's models for training its AI, raising security concerns in the U.S. Read more

Italy Questions DeepSeek on Data Privacy

The Italian Data Protection Authority has requested information from DeepSeek following a complaint about data handling practices, raising concerns over GDPR compliance. Read more

Hugging Face Launches Open-R1 to Replicate DeepSeek's R1 Model

Researchers at Hugging Face are starting the Open-R1 project to create an open-source version of DeepSeek's R1 AI reasoning model, aiming for transparency and accessibility. Read more

OpenAI CEO Plans Enhanced AI Models

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced plans to accelerate product releases and improve AI models in response to competition from China's DeepSeek. Read more

Other Stories

• Investment in Telangana Data Centers

• Meteomatics Expands to U.S. with $22M Funding

• Atomicwork Secures $25M for AI IT Service Platform

• Former Intel CEO Chooses DeepSeek for Gloo

• UVeye Raises $191 Million for AI Vehicle Inspection

• SoftBank and Quantinuum Partner for Quantum AI Solutions

• iPronics Secures €20M for AI Data Centre Tech

• EDGE to Acquire 30% Stake in Thirdeye

• SAP Plans €500 Million AI Savings by 2025

• Figure AI to Enhance Humanoid Robot Safety

• SoftBank to Invest $500 Million in SkildAI

• Conifers.ai Raises $25M to Boost AI Security Platform

• Bonsai Robotics Secures $15M for Autonomous Harvesting

• GetVocal AI Secures €2.7M Funding and Partners with Capita

• Nayya Partners with Workday for AI Benefits

• OpenLight and DoplayDo Partner for Silicon Photonics

• Chevron, GE Vernova, and Engine No. 1 Joint Venture for AI Data Centers

• Orbital Outpost X Appoints New CTO

• OpenAI Seeks Managers for Stargate Project

• TCS Opens AI and Quantum Center in France for Aerospace

• Helion Raises $425 Million for Nuclear Fusion

• BOW Secures £4 Million Seed Funding

• Lyfegen and EVERSANA Partner on AI for Drug Pricing

• PowerHouse Data Centers Expands Infrastructure in North America

• Hadrius Unveils AI Compliance Tool for Financial Firms

• Rockwell Automation Acquires Clearpath Robotics

• Prometheus Hyperscale Appoints New CTO

• Genpact Opens AI Gigafactory in New York

• AI Data Center Demands Affect Server Vendors

• Sorenson Acquires OmniBridge and Hand Talk

• Alibaba's Qwen Team Releases Qwen2.5-VL AI Models

• DeepSeek Launches Janus-Pro Image Models

• Quartz Launches AI-Generated News Articles

• Manas AI Secures $24.6M for AI Drug Discovery

As always, thanks for your support. Knowing you are reading this is the reason we make this newsletter. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn, X and Bluesky.

Also make sure to checkout our secondary LinkedIn pages:

• AI Safety & Regulation

• AI Chips & Datacenters

• Healthcare & Life Sciences AI

See you tomorrow in another AI Brief!