DeepSeek
Mentioned in 144 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A Chinese AI company that emerged as an unexpected competitive force in the global AI landscape, known for developing cost-efficient models with advanced capabilities including a 1M token context window, sparse attention architecture, and breakthrough reinforcement learning techniques. The company has garnered significant podcast discussion for achieving near-parity with U.S. frontier AI models despite operating under chip export restrictions, while also releasing open-source models and contributing to a rapid acceleration in China's AI development. DeepSeek's releases, particularly the R1 reasoning model and V3, have sparked debate about AI capabilities, market dynamics, and the geopolitical implications of AI innovation.
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Episode Mentions
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 13, 2026
Grok 4.6 Shows How Fast Your AI Options Are Expanding
“Leaked V4 Pro benchmarks appeared competitive but independent testing showed disappointing results vs. frontier models.”
Dwarkesh Podcast · Aug 7, 2026
8 Predictions for the Era of Continual Learning
“DeepSeek V3 cited as an example sparse model with an optimal inference batch size exceeding 2,400 sequences.”
TBPN · Aug 5, 2026
Demis Is Out as DeepMind CEO, Apple Escalates OpenAI Suit, Spider-Man Sets Record | Diet TBPN
“Named among Chinese labs accused by Anthropic of distilling Claude models.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 3, 2026
What Happens When AI Breakthroughs Outrun Human Understanding
“Launched V4 Flash model scoring 50 on AI benchmarks at just $0.03 per task, undercutting comparable models.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 31, 2026
Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
“Chinese open-source AI model cited as a major competitive threat pulling token volume and enterprise customers from frontier labs.”
AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · Jul 29, 2026
Anthropic's Controversial Stance on Open Weight Models
“Chinese AI company mentioned as example of open source model adoption by enterprises”
The Spillover · Jul 28, 2026
Jordan Schneider Thinks the Real AI Race Is About Compute, Not Models
“Chinese AI lab pursuing science-first model with billions in funding; CEO rejects traditional business models in favor of AGI-focused research”
TechLinked · Jul 28, 2026
Claude Chats Appear in Google Search, GrapheneOS Duress PIN Prosecution, RAM Crisis Hits PCs and Phones + more!
“Recently experienced Google indexing exposure similar to Claude and ChatGPT, demonstrating pattern across AI platforms”
张小珺Jùn｜商业访谈录 · Jul 28, 2026
148. 对游凯超3小时访谈：开源Infra、和模型Co-design 、“如果vLLM失败，我们会后悔一辈子”
“Chinese AI company using vLLM; exemplifies model-infrastructure co-design with advanced optimization techniques”
TBPN · Jul 27, 2026
Open Source vs. Closed Source, NVIDIA Backs SSI, YC Startup School Fills Stadium | Diet TBPN
“Cited as evidence that open source Chinese models are delivering competitive quality, driving the policy debate.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 27, 2026
Where Claude Opus 5 Fits in Your Model Rotation
“Paused $70B fundraising round after CEO's leaked speech revealed reliance on Nvidia chips and open-model philosophy.”
TBPN · Jul 24, 2026
AMD Advancing AI, Google Q2 Earnings, OpenAI Plans $750B Cloud Spend | Diet TBPN
“CEO held a four-hour investor call revealing ~85% inference margins, $1B API revenue, and AGI-focused strategy.”
TBPN · Jul 23, 2026
AMD CEO Lisa Su Live on TBPN | Oliver Cameron, Mohammad Norouzi, Anjney Midha, Lisa Su
“CEO Liang Wenfeng held 4-hour investor call; revealed 85% inference margins, $1B API revenue, 10-month GPU payback.”
TBPN · Jul 21, 2026
U.S. AI Execs Warn as China’s AI Push Grows, Substack Adds AI Detection Tool | Diet TBPN
“Referenced as the Chinese base model used for fine-tuning experiments, highlighting IP origin questions.”
This Week in Tech (Audio) · Jul 20, 2026
TWiT 1093: California Sober - Kimi K3, Qwen3.8, & China's Open-Weight AI Gambit
“Open-weight model from China; demonstrated reinforcement learning breakthroughs; cheap token pricing”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · Jul 20, 2026
This Week in Tech 1093: California Sober
“Chinese open-weight model provider; V4 expensive but widely used; February 2025 release changed AI landscape”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 17, 2026
Is Kimi K3 Really Fable Class?
“Chinese lab whose R1 model triggered major market panic; V4 Pro cited as cost benchmark contrast to K3.”
TBPN · Jul 16, 2026
Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
“Chinese AI lab accused by Anthropic of continuing adversarial distillation campaigns against closed-source Western models.”
TBPN · Jul 16, 2026
TML Inkling, California Forever?, TSMC Capex | David Baszucki, Everett Randle, Eric Glyman, Jordan Black
“Chinese AI lab accused of ongoing adversarial distillation; its architecture innovations were credited as genuine.”
The a16z Show · Jul 16, 2026
Replay 2025: David Sacks on AI, Crypto, and America's Technology Future
“Chinese AI company whose recent model launch disproved Biden administration assumptions about China being far behind in AI capabilities”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · Jul 16, 2026
Intelligent Machines 879: Alex Karp, Alex Karp, Alex Karp
“Chinese open-weight model that shocked US AI industry; priced at pennies per token; subject to potential Chinese government restrictions”
声动早咖啡 · Jul 15, 2026
淘宝闪购｜零食量贩店「缩水款」引争议，夏奇拉将登美加墨决赛中场秀
“Chinese AI company raising Series B at $71B valuation, planning domestic IPO as early as 2027 to fund infrastructure”
The Information's TITV · Jul 15, 2026
On the Ground at UBS’ Private AI, Software and Internet Conference | Menlo Park
“Chinese AI company raising $7.4B Series B with $400-500M annualized revenue, planning Shanghai IPO next year”
Windows Weekly (Audio) · Jul 15, 2026
WW 992: Gassy Jack - Largest Patch Tuesday in Microsoft History!
“Chinese AI model offering inference at 1/50th the cost of Western competitors, forcing price competition in AI market”
The Tech Report · Jul 15, 2026
The rising cost of AI is reaching tipping point | David Gerard
“Highlighted as disruptive competitor offering cheaper API pricing and optimization focus, forcing market price competition in January 2025”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · Jul 10, 2026
You Don't Know What AI You're Running
“Chinese open-source model handling 46% of AI usage through major routing services at 60-90% lower cost than frontier labs”
TBPN · Jun 29, 2026
Open-Source AI Battle, Google Throttles Meta, Micron Margins Moon | Edward Coristine & Tai Groot, Chad Rigetti, Pim de Witte, Yadin Soffer, Jack Morris, Neil Movva, Jakob Diepenbrock, Chris Altchek
“Referenced as economics king of open-source models; DeepSeek Flash cited as top token-volume model.”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · Jun 8, 2026
6/8/26: Chips Stocks Hammered, Trump Floats Gov Stake In AI Companies
“Chinese AI competitor; cheaper alternative to OpenAI and Anthropic; already capturing market share from US companies”
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · May 14, 2026
5/14/26: Trump Glazes Xi At China Summit, Fox News Shocked By China Tech, China Plans Arms Sales To Iran
“Chinese AI model cited as competitive with US AI systems while using more efficient compute and electricity requirements”
Tech Won't Save Us · May 14, 2026
The UK Government’s AI Obsession is a Big Risk w/ Will Dunn
“Non-US AI model being adopted by UK businesses as alternative to OpenAI, showing market diversification”
TBPN · May 13, 2026
Trump-Xi Summit, Space Data Center Debate, Inflation Up | Diet TBPN
“Chinese AI company with founder majority control; estimated 6-12 months behind US frontier models”
TBPN · May 9, 2026
Apple-Intel Chip Deal, U.S Adds 115K Jobs, DeepSeek Eyes $50B Valuation | Diet TBPN
“Chinese AI company raising $7.5B at $50B valuation with founder personally contributing $3B; aggressively acquiring compute to develop frontier models”
The Information's TITV · May 8, 2026
OpenAI’s Broadcom Chip Deal Hits $18B Financing Snag, Microsoft Cuts Copilot Bloat
“Planning $7B+ funding round, largest ever by Chinese AI company, accelerating model releases and revenue generation plans.”
Big Technology Podcast · May 7, 2026
AI Agents: Mirage Or Real Revolution? — With Dmitry Shevelenko
“Chinese open-source model lab; Perplexity post-trains DeepSeek models; research published on political bias in Chinese models”
Behind the Bastards · May 7, 2026
Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders
“One of few models that passed comprehensive delusion-resistance testing alongside Claude models”
Practical AI · May 7, 2026
The Myth of Model Wars: Open vs Closed AI in 2026
“Chinese open-source model vendor leading in open-source frontier model performance and adoption”
Wall Street Breakfast · May 6, 2026
Soda & chips: McDonald's and AMD in focus
“Chinese AI company reportedly valued at $45 billion with major fund investment interest”
FactSet U.S. Daily Market Preview · May 6, 2026
Financial Market Preview - Wednesday 6-May
“Chinese AI company valued at approximately $45 billion in ongoing fundraising round”
What's Your Number? · May 6, 2026
Israel's place in the AI race - with Ariel Sobelman
“Chinese AI startup claiming to rival OpenAI with open-source model but with questionable cost transparency”
Better Offline · May 6, 2026
CZM Rewind: Cory Doctorow and Ed Zitron on Enshittification and the Rot Economy
“Chinese AI company achieving competitive results with older GPU generations, proving expensive infrastructure unnecessary”
YPO Technology Network AI Brief · May 5, 2026
Inference Got Cheap. Renegotiate Everything.
“Chinese AI lab releasing V4 open-weight model at fraction of frontier model cost, creating pricing pressure”
monos estocásticos · Apr 30, 2026
El poliamor explicado con OpenAI y Microsoft: abren la pareja pero uno sale perdiendo
“Chinese AI model achieving technical parity with US models but losing market momentum due to poor marketing strategy”
Risky Bulletin · Apr 30, 2026
Srsly Risky Biz: US Vows to Fight Distillation Attacks
“Chinese AI lab that released advanced models delayed by chip export restrictions; uses Huawei chips for inference”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · Apr 30, 2026
Intelligent Machines 868: Happy Hamburgers Towing Timmy To The Sea
“Chinese AI company released version 4 model, competing with frontier models, using reinforcement learning techniques”
The Information's TITV · Apr 29, 2026
Elon Musk Takes Stand in OpenAI Trial, OpenAI’s Models in AWS, Maria Sharapova’s New Podcast
“Mentioned as cheaper alternative model option available on AWS Bedrock for enterprise customers”
Dwarkesh Podcast · Apr 29, 2026
Reiner Pope – The math behind how LLMs are trained and served
“DeepSeek B3 model cited for active vs total parameters; sparse attention mechanisms discussed”
AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Apr 29, 2026
OpenAI's Growth Is Slowing. Is The AI Bubble Popping?
“Chinese open-source AI model company releasing competitive models at fraction of cost of frontier models; represents open-source threat”
Risky Business · Apr 29, 2026
Risky Business #835 -- Why the Fast16 malware is badass
“Chinese AI model company accused of distillation attacks against US frontier models; improving rapidly through stolen reasoning traits”
Motley Fool Money · Apr 28, 2026
OpenAI Misses Expectations - Should Tech Investors Worry?
“Chinese open-source AI model achieving comparable performance to OpenAI/Anthropic at one-fifth the compute cost”
The Information's TITV · Apr 28, 2026
OpenAI-Microsoft's Averted Legal Battle, Google’s Pentagon Deal, Musk v Altman Opening Statements
“Chinese AI model demonstrating efficiency gains using Huawei chips and sophisticated algorithms with limited compute”