BONUS VIDEO (AI Watch Feb 2025): Go Deep into DeepSeek

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DeepSeek AI Watch Feb 2025 Episode 38 bonus – VIDEO –
click here! https://youtu.be/2hvuEHvpXno
From the Libraries Lead Podcast – February 2025, AI Watch Segment.
Dave Lankes explains and demonstrates DeepSeek – the Chinese-based AI system to Mike & Beth. DeepSeek is a big deal for 3 reasons: it’s a Chinese company and they keep all data on servers in China, it undercuts the dominating AI systems (e.g., ChatGPT) in cost and processing required, and it uses a different approach to building its AI model. Also, hugely revealing, Dave demonstrates how DeepSeek works and “thinks” (?) because DeepSeek includes its “chain of thought reasoning and prompting” as it answers questions. This gives “under-the-hood” insights into DeepSeek (and other AIs


References & Resources
DeepSeek. (2025). https://www.deepseek.com/
Plummer, D. (2025, January 29). Deepseek R1 Explained by a Retired Microsoft Engineer | Deep Seek Explainer [Video]. Dave’s Garage. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3TpcHebtxM
Schachne, A. (2025, February 1). Run DeepSeek R1 Privately on Your Computer | Installing if you want [Video]. Skill Leap AI. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kFV20LatL8&list=WL&index=30&t=696s
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