DeepSeek Alert

Posted on January 12, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
DeepSeek readies its next AI disruption
DeepSeek is preparing to rattle the AI world once again. 
The Chinese AI firm is reportedly preparing to launch its next-generation model, V4, featuring code-generation capabilities that could surpass competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic, according to The Information. 
The release would mark another major competitor in the open-source market as open-source models continue to catch up with their closed-source counterparts. But it’s not the only one:
Last week, web browser firm Mozilla revealed plans to invest in open-source AI by developing a “modular framework” that consolidates the scattered components of open-source AI development into one place. Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian said in a blog post that the open source ecosystem is “deeply fragmented.”Open-source AI was also all over CES last week, with many startups using open models in their demos because of their accessibility. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called out open models in his keynote, noting that open models are “still solidly six months behind the frontier models” but are consistently “getting smarter and smarter.” 
The goal of open models, and of open source innovation generally, is to democratize the technology. Open ecosystems allow anyone to access and innovate using powerful models without shouldering the expense. That kind of access could be tempting to enterprises, especially as AI costs become untenable. 
A new DeepSeek model would be a win for the open-source AI ecosystem as a whole. However, it also represents another success for the open model market in China. Meanwhile, in the US, the open-source market is floundering, especially as Meta, one of the biggest providers of US-native open-source models, considers making its next model proprietary. Though support from organizations like Nvidia and Mozilla, as well as the success of firms like Reflection AI, give the US ecosystem a boost, many firms are opting to use open models from Chinese firms instead.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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