Perplexity also has a Deep Research tool now, and it’s powered by a version of DeepSeek R1. According to the announcement, the AI search engine’s new tool does “in-depth research and analysis on your behalf,” by crawling the web and compiles a comprehensive report of its findings. If Deep Research sounds familiar, that’s because Google … Read more
Here are some random things I’ve been thinking, reading and watching lately: The Big Long wouldn’t sell nearly as many copies as The Big Short but its readers would make far more money. P.S. I’m writing a new book. Still workshopping the title. ******* This was some good father-son financial advice on Landman: You got … Read more
On the heels of its o3 mini release, OpenAI announced a new ChatGPT agent for handling in-depth research. Appropriately, it’s called “deep research.” Using a yet-to-be-released version of OpenAI’s reasoning model o3, deep research “conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks,” said the announcement. Deep research on ChatGPT essentially functions as your very … Read more
China’s DeepSeek has shaken up the AI world with the release of an open-source AI model that reportedly outperformed OpenAI’s in several benchmarks. Even more startling is the company’s claim that its AI technology was developed for only $5.6 million. This figure has raised eyebrows, especially as companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have spent hundreds … Read more
In quick succession after the UK Government published its AI Opportunities Action Plan, the National Audit Office (NAO) released its report ‘Government’s approach to technology suppliers: addressing the challenges’ (the NAO digital procurement report). Reading both documents in relation to each other paints a picture of the difficulties and pitfalls in the acceleration of public … Read more
