Bot against America: a Chinese AI jolts markets

反对美国的机器人:中国人工智能市场

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2025-01-28

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Silicon Valley firms have poured billions of dollars into artificial intelligence. But a new cheap AI model from DeepSeek, a Chinese start-up, has sent shockwaves through the stockmarket. Our correspondent explains why investors are rattled. Canada’s remote indigenous communities are struggling to install solar power (9:37). And why you should lift weights (18:25). Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • THE Economist.

  • Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist.

  • I'm Rosie Blore.

  • And I'm Jason Palmer.

  • Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

  • Some communities in Canada are so remote, they aren't connected to the power grid, to roads or anything much.

  • Often these groups are also feeling the brunt of climate change.

  • But as our correspondent found, efforts to install green energy there are still hitting obstacles.

  • And everyone knows you should get plenty of cardiovascular exercise.

  • Getting the heart revving just has so many positive effects now and later.

  • But you know what else does?

  • Strength training.

  • Good things come to those who lift weights.

  • But first, until now, a small number of American companies has dominated the field of artificial intelligence.

  • Firms like chipmaker Nvidia and cloud computing's Oracle have attracted vast investment to become some of the highest valued companies in the world.

  • But suddenly that dominance looks less certain.

  • Stock futures are down sharply this morning amid fears of an AI stock bubble burst.

  • Over the weekend, a chatbot released by an obscure Chinese AI startup called Deepseek became the most downloaded app on iPhones.

  • Deepsea claims that developing its new model cost a fraction of what American competitors have spent.

  • And yesterday, in response, American tech stocks plummeted.