DeepSeek Deep-Sixed: Federal Agencies Told to Dump Chinese AI

US orders civilian agencies to drop DeepSeek over national security
Meta open-sources Muse Spark as China's open-weight models lead benchmarks
Eka Robotics raises $150M for robot that picks up objects faster than humans

A Eye on AI - 12:30 PM
Federal agencies have been told to stop using DeepSeek, China is weighing export controls on 23 AI technologies, and Meta has open-sourced its Muse Spark model to counter China's open-weight leaders. Eka Robotics raised $150 million for a robot that out-picks humans, enterprise AI shifts to efficiency economics, and the AI bubble debate heats up. On the consumer side, Yelp's new voice agent checks restaurant wait times, and Spotify has purged 50 million AI-generated tracks. This episode of A Eye on AI covers DeepSeek, Homeland Security, Muse Spark, Meta, Eka Robotics, a16z, Spotify, Yelp, Taiwan's AI-fueled economy, and the latest in AI policy and innovation.

Sources:
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- indianexpress.com: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/meta-muse-spark-open-model-us-china-ai-race-10928654/
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- The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed

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