Interview with Deepseek Founder: We’re Done Following. It’s Time to Lead

Interview with Deepseek Founder: We’re Done Following. It’s Time to Lead

An Yong: After your price cuts, ByteDance was the first to follow, suggesting they felt threatened. How do you view the new competitive landscape between startups and giants?

Liang Wenfeng: To be honest, we don’t really care about it. Lowering prices was just something we did along the way. Providing cloud services isn’t our main goal—achieving AGI is. So far, we haven’t seen any groundbreaking solutions. Giants have users, but their cash cows also shackle them, making them ripe for disruption.

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The Red Scare 2.0: Russophobia in America Today

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I have been wrestling with the issue of Russophobia in the United States for some time now. As someone who cut his academic teeth studying Russian history in college, and who, at an early stage in my development as an adult had the opportunity to live and work in Russia during the Soviet era, I have a deep, yet admittedly incomplete, appreciation for Russian culture, language and history. This appreciation has empowered me to make informed judgments about Russia, its political leadership, and its people, especially when assessing the interactions between Russia and the United States today.

The Red Scare 2.0: Russophobia in America Today

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LEAKED: ‘Bald and Bankrupt’ INTERROGATED by Russian authorities (English subtitles)

Apparently, he was arrested, and fined, for trespassing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome [1], in Kazakhstan, which is leased to Russia. Then, he was then arrested and “found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 1 of Art. 20.3.3. Code of Administrative Offenses, that is, in discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.” [2]. The first offense seems to have occurred a few months ago. What he says is interesting regarding YouTube, etc.

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[1] [05-2022] UK YouTuber Benjamin Rich quizzed and fined at Russian space centre

[2] “Bald and bankrupt” was asked from Russia: scandalous British blogger Benjamin Rich said goodbye (original)

Brighton YouTuber ‘kicked out and banned from Russia’ after being ‘arrested’