Chinese company DeepSeek is making strides in artificial intelligence by developing a competitive AI system that operates on low-cost chips, prompting discussions about the future of technology. Concurrently, Sentient AGI has announced its Open Deep Search (ODS), an open-source AI search system that reportedly outperforms existing models like Perplexity and ChatGPT. Backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, ODS aims to democratize AI and stimulate Web3 innovation. The Sentient Chat assistant, part of this initiative, has already garnered over 1.75 million users on its waitlist. In a related development, Sentient has partnered with Pond GNN to enhance its offerings with advanced crypto-native agents, further expanding its capabilities in the AI landscape. The competition between open-source and closed-source AI systems is intensifying, as companies like DeepSeek and Sentient AGI challenge established players such as OpenAI and Meta.
1/2 The AI price war is heating up. Chinese startups like DeepSeek are cutting costs, training models with less data and iterations—potentially at 1/10th the price of OpenAI. Big players are slashing inference costs while pushing advances in hardware and algorithms. https://t.co/Niwe1r9XHM
Peter Thiel-backed Sentient takes on closed AI with Open Deep Search 🔍 Sentient, a nonprofit AI lab backed by Peter Thiel’s Founder’s Fund, just launched Open Deep Search (ODS)—an open-source AI search framework designed to rival closed systems like OpenAI’s GPT-4o. The https://t.co/3B8ZXwLDFL
Pond is teaming up with Sentient to introduce the best tool in the crypto ecosystem—a powerhouse of top-tier agents built and refined by the Pond community, to deliver an unparalleled user experience.🔥 And this is just the beginning… More agents are on the way. Stay tuned!🚀 https://t.co/pVmeH1OI6n