DeepSeek-R1, Mistral IPO, FrontierMath controversy, and IDC code assistant report

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Learn more about artificial intelligence: https://ibm.biz/BdGSFC What does the future hold for DeepSeek? In episode 39 of Mixture of Experts, join host Tim Hwang along with experts Abraham Daniels, Kaoutar El Maghraoui and Skyler Speakman to discuss the release of DeepSeek-R1. Next, Mistral indicates going IPO. Then, FrontierMath’s new benchmark is particularly difficult, the experts debrief. Finally, IDC released a report on code assistants, what do we need to know about generalist and specialized coding assistants? Tune-in to this week’s episode to find out. 0:00 – Intro 1:08 – DeepSeek-R1 14:08 – Mistral indicates IPO 20:54 – FrontierMath controversy 30:04 -- IDC code assistants report Subscribe for AI updates: https://ibm.biz/BdGSRP The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

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