DeepSeek's V4 Model Shows Widening Gap with US Frontier AI Despite Being China's Best
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Catherine Thorbecke
Pale and squishy. Not ruined, just not done.
Summary
DeepSeek's latest V4 model release was met with a muted reaction, as analysis by the US National Institute for Standards and Technology found that while it may be the most capable Chinese AI model to date, the gap between DeepSeek and American frontier AI is widening rather than shrinking. The model lags behind top Silicon Valley offerings by roughly eight months across tasks including reasoning.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledWhen DeepSeek released its highly anticipated V4 model last month, it landed not with a bang but a whimper.
There were no declarations of a new 'Sputnik moment' and global markets shrugged.
V4 Pro may be the most capable Chinese model released to date, according to an analysis by the US National Institute for Standards and Technology.
The same research found that the gap between DeepSeek and American frontier AI was widening, not shrinking.
The model lagged top Silicon Valley offerings by roughly eight months, across tasks including reasoning.
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