There has been a big shake-up in the AI race with the launch of a Chinese chatbot which has sent chip-makers and AI stocks plunging.

The launch of this new application indicates there exists a serious technological competitor across the Pacific to Silicon Valley.

Stephen Hill asked Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence Toby Walsh from the University of New South Wales whether the Deepseek launch might be a ‘sputnik moment’ where a surprise technological leap has shaken up the technology race?

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Produced By: Stephen Hill

Featured In Story: Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 29 January 2025