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Hello again, human brain, and welcome back to your daily munch of AI news.

Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• Altman's cringe response to China🤳

  Sam Altman posted a suspiciously timed selfie with Microsoft's CEO.

• DeepSeek spooks Alibaba into panic🐲

  Alibaba released Qwen2.5 Max.

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MAIN COURSE

Silicon Valley's most desperate selfie🤳

On Tuesday, OpenAI's Altman posted a cringe-worthy, suspiciously timed selfie with Microsoft's CEO. This is just days after DeepSeek's shock attack wiped $589B off NVIDIA's value.

More on that, here.

What changed?

After DeepSeek proved cheap AI can match US tech, Altman and Microsoft suddenly teased how it’s partnership is “much better than anyone is ready for.”

Ew. Why?

Microsoft just lost cloud exclusivity with OpenAI, but both joined Trump’s $500 billion Stargate project as DeepSeek threat grows.

What's behind this?

The historic market crash shows DeepSeek's $5.6M model matches OpenAI's billion-dollar tech. Altman now calls it “impressive.” 🙄

What's at stake?

US AI dominance. DeepSeek proved China can match US tech despite chip bans, for way less money.

Why now?

Microsoft and OpenAI need to show a united front as DeepSeek's open-source strategy threatens their business model.

What's next?

Details are secret, but the partnership looks more defensive than dominant after DeepSeek's disruption.

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SIDE SALAD

China's AI civil war explodes🐲

On Tuesday, Alibaba rushed out Qwen2.5 Max during Chinese New Year. It claims to beat DeepSeek's viral R1 model that crashed US tech stocks last week.

What's happening?

Alibaba says its new AI beats DeepSeek on key benchmarks like Arena-Hard and LiveBench. It matches GPT-4o too.

Why now?

The unusual holiday launch (Chinese New Year) shows DeepSeek's cheap, powerful AI has rattled Chinese tech giants.

Can they compete?

DeepSeek's small team and low costs are putting pressure on bigger companies like Alibaba.

What's next?

Alibaba promises more upgrades as China's AI race heats up.

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Think Piece 🧠

Does AI seek pain or pleasure? Scientists created a game that reveals unexpectedly complex decision-making that raises important ethical questions.

Startup News 💰

Yet another OpenAI safety engineer quit. Steven Adler expressed concern about the rapid pace of AI development and the real possibility that safety measures lag behind.

Research 👨‍🔬 

Baichuan-Omni-1.5 — an omni-modal model that processes text, images, audio, and video with seamless integration and high-quality output.

Qwen2.5-1M — uses progressive long-range training with synthetic data for improved long-context reasoning and an efficient inference framework.

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