AI, DeepSeek and Microsoft

I replaced CoPilot AI with DeepSeek and it's great, if not overhyped
Fed up with CoPilot's chatty style, I wanted to see if the new DeepSeek R1 AI would be a better assistant, here's what I learned.
Microsoft ports DeepSeek’s AI to Copilot+ PCs, and their NPUs
Microsoft has taken the hot new AI model, DeepSeek, and made it available for Copilot+ PCs — and on the NPU, no less. If it seems like every other week something important is happening in the AI space — well,
Microsoft just announced that it's bringing DeepSeek R1 models to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs
In the announcement, Microsoft states DeepSeek R1 models will be coming to Qualcomm Snapdragon X-equipped PCs first, followed by computers with Intel Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) CPUs and more down the line. Distilled DeepSeek R1 7B and 14B variants will be available via AI Toolkit, and it aims to take "full advantage" of Copilot+ PC NPUs.
Microsoft to bring DeepSeek R1 to Copilot+ PCs soon for efficient on-device AI processing
Microsoft's latest move is to bring distilled versions of DeepSeek R1 to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. It will allow developers to work on AI features that will run super efficiently on-device.
Microsoft Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs get local DeepSeek-R1 support — Intel, AMD in the works
Microsoft makes DeepSeek locally available on Copilot+ PCs. Model to arrive first on Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors — Intel and AMD chips to follow.

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Why did DeepSeek tell me it’s made by Microsoft?
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company that’s shocking Wall Street, insisted to me that it had been created by Microsoft. The ...
Inside Microsoft’s quick embrace of DeepSeek
Distilled R1 models can now run locally on Copilot Plus PCs, starting with Qualcomm Snapdragon X first and Intel chips later.
How to Try DeepSeek AI (and Why You Might Not Want To)
DeepSeek has overtaken ChatGPT as the most popular free app on both iOS and Android. While you can try it out now, you might ...
DeepSeek vs ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot: Which is the most effective AI chatbot?
DeepSeek, an Artificial Intelligence firm headed by quantum trader Liang Wenfeng, has left Silicon Valley stunned with its ...
Microsoft says you can run DeepSeek R1 right on your laptop
Microsoft confirmed it will bring the DeepSeek R1 model to Azure cloud and GitHub in a move that it hopes will lessen its ...
Microsoft makes DeepSeek’s R1 model available on Azure AI and GitHub
Microsoft has moved surprisingly quickly to bring R1 to its Azure customers.
I tested DeepSeek's R1 and V3 coding skills - and we're not all doomed (yet)
Are DeepSeek V3 and R1 the next big things in AI? How this Chinese open-source chatbot outperformed some big-name AIs in ...
Microsoft ousts Salesforce CEO's "borderline obsession with Copilot" — Marc Benioff's lethal AI jabs are "all about marketing," and "has no idea what he's talking …
Microsoft CCO Frank X. Shaw recently addressed Benioff's myriad of comments aimed at the company's AI and Copilot efforts.