The Over-Under on DeepSeek 4
2026-07-23
machine learning
AI models
open research
competition
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For months the most cost effective coding set up was Codex via a ChatGPT subscription, falling back to GitHub Copilot when daily limits were reached. API calls were the last resort towards the end of the month.
The party ended June 1 for both of these options.
Now all dollars are flowing to Deepseek, Kimi, Qwen, and GLM. The cost of switching is nothing more than some testing and some getting used to.
2026-07-04
I just posted that the cost of changing coding model providers is next to nothing. That is only true if you're small and nimble. Navigating IT bureaucracy makes switching hugely costly.
But, if you're noticing that one intrapreneurial team outperforming everyone else on speed and costs, I bet you anything that their shadow IT/AI game is very strong.
2026-07-03
I've been inspired to dive deeper into Apple's CoreAI APIs in MacOS 27 Beta thanks to the work of john-rocky on GitHub. Check out this article and his Core AI Model Zoo in his GitHub repositories.
2026-06-27
I've been spending some evenings playing with Apple's CoreAI. It is yet another way to export and run models in a format that takes advantage of Apple silicon.
Apple is making it easy for any developer to integrate high performance inference on the edge. I mean if I can make a multi-modal AI-powered native MacOS app, anyone can.
2026-06-24
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Older blurbsDeepSeek 4 is better at ML coding tasks than GPT 5.6.
At least that's what it feels like.
What's the over-under on that feeling being true?
Who has the better track record on open advancement in the field of machine learning and AI? Which models have had the most government-mandated nerfing? What incentive does OpenAI have to release a product beneficial to potential future competition?
The Chat GPT's product decision to copy Anthropic and reframe every interaction as 'Work' is an example of putting business needs ahead of the user's needs.
Chat GPT Work as a harness to get things done is something that can be sold into the Enterprise. That's good for business. But, as a user, I don't want a product to do 'work'. I want a product that helps me achieve my goals.
If I'm head of consumer products I would want to spark imagination exposing the infinite possibilities enabled by this magical technology. I would give you a partner and collaborator to help you achieve your dreams and desires. I would focus on what you want to create, what do you want to learn, what problems you want to solve, and what obstacles I can remove for you.
You may do 'work' but it should never feel like it.
Notifications should exclusively be used for things that are actionable. Consumer apps are incentivized to use notifications to steal your attention.
The action I'd like you to take is watch this video.
"A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." "An information system is only valuable if it saves more attention than it costs."
The biggest threat to Crypto Currency is not Quantum Computing, it's large scale edge-device hacking powered by AI. Crypto requires safe 'rails' for transaction. Wallets need a safe place outside of cold storage to exist without being drained. I don't know where that's going to be when virtually every system is compromised.
I've got no skin in this game. It's neither here nor there for me, but a crypto-techno-utopia seems further away than ever.