Revisiting DeepSeek: The AIMX Meetup on DeepSeek

When DeepSeek R1 was released in late January of 2025, we held a special AIMX Meetup webinar to discuss its implications with the community in the AIMX Network.The hour-long discussion was a spirited one and our guests also addressed comments from the community. This episode is the recording of the webinar.A big shout out to Kai Xin Thia, Head of AI & Analytics at ST Engineering, Andrew Chow, Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder of Asia Pro Ventures, and Koo Ping Shung, Managing Director of Project Asia Data, for their time on the AIMX Meetup.Key Highlights- DeepSeek is opening up new avenues for AI innovation (00:06:56)- Enabling Hardware Optimisation (00:08:55)- Democratisation of AI (00:15:25)- Impact on Human Talent (00:28:32)- The West vs the Rest? (00:31:22)- Governance vs Innovation (00:36:29)- Do you Grok? (00:39:39)