✏️ DeepSeek’s Data Was Openly Editable?

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OpenAI didn’t let DeepSeek dominate for long. Their latest releases, Deep Research and o3-mini, have stolen the spotlight. Thanks to DeepSeek’s competition, o3-mini is now available to everyone, not just paid users. OpenAI is back in the spotlight.

What are on FIRE 🔥

• 🤖 Deep Research Just Landed

• 🌟 AI Highlights

• 💸 Daily AI Fundraising

• 📚 AI Sources From AI Fire

• 🏅 AI Tools

• ⚡ 5 AI Quick Hits

• 📊 AI Chart

• 💼 4 AI Jobs

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AI INSIGHTS

🤖 Deep Research Just Landed

OpenAI has introduced Deep Research, a new agentic capability in ChatGPT that can independently perform multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks. This feature significantly reduces the time needed for research, completing tasks in minutes that would normally take humans several hours.

Key takeaways:

• Not Instant—Takes 5-30 Minutes: Deep Research isn’t real-time. It carefully finds, verifies, and compiles reports, taking minutes.

• Citations Included: Every report has clear citations, so you know exactly where the information comes from.

• Best for Complex Research: Great for finance, policy, engineering, and science—where deep analysis matters more than quick answers.

• Supports File Uploads: Attach spreadsheets or reports. Deep Research analyzes files alongside web data for better insights.

• Not Just a Search Engine - It Thinks: It searches, cross-checks, and refines results like a real researcher, not a simple scraper.

• Finds What Google Can’t: It uncovers niche insights and hard-to-find data that typical search engines often miss.

• Pro Users Only (For Now): Currently available to Pro users (100 queries/month). Plus, Team, and Enterprise access coming soon.

• Visual Reports Coming: Soon, it will generate charts, graphs, and data visualizations to improve clarity.

• Still Has Limitations: It may hallucinate facts, misjudge sources, or format citations incorrectly - OpenAI is improving this.

• More Upgrades Coming: Expect faster performance, better data access, and mobile/desktop support in upcoming updates.

Why it matters: Deep Research is more than just an AI search engine. It’s OpenAI’s next step toward autonomous AI agents that don’t just answer questions but actually work for you.

For now, it’s an exclusive, slow, and evolving tool. But once OpenAI scales it up? Expect a massive shift in how research gets done.

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AI HIGHLIGHTS

🚀 Cerebras now hosts DeepSeek R1 AI in the U.S., making it 57x faster than Nvidia GPUs. It keeps data local, avoiding China’s servers.

🆓 Microsoft is giving all Copilot users free access to OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model. No need for Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus.

💬 OpenAI's Reddit AMA: Sam Altman says OpenAI may rethink open-source, calls DeepSeek a strong competitor, and hints o3 full model could launch in weeks or months. Currently, OpenAI just launched o3-mini, a cost-efficient AI model with better reasoning, faster responses (24%+), and 63% lower costs. Free users now get reasoning capabilities, while paid users hit 150 messages/day.

⚠️ Over 100 experts signed a letter urging careful AI research to avoid creating conscious systems that could suffer. They propose 5 key principles to guide AI development and prevent ethical risks.

🤝 OpenAI and SoftBank are launching Cristal Intelligence, an AI assistant for businesses in Japan. They’re also creating SB OpenAI Japan to speed up AI adoption. AGI is coming fast!

🔴 Researchers found DeepSeek’s database open online, leaking chat history, API keys, and sensitive data. Hackers could have accessed it without a password. Anyone with internet access could read, modify, or delete DeepSeek’s data.

DAILY AI FUNDRAISING

Jump secured $20M Series A funding led by Battery Ventures to expand its AI assistant for financial advisors. With 35% monthly growth, it helps advisors save 1+ hour daily, automating meetings, notes, and compliance.

AI SOURCES FROM AI FIRE

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4. 🧱 Kusho AI tests web user journeys without planning or automation coding.

5. 🔔 Genaimo AI simplifies 3D animation workflows to bring creative visions alive.

AI QUICK HITS

1. 🔬 MIT Chemists Use AI to Rapidly Map 3D Genomic Structures (Link)

2. 💰 DeepSeek Spent Over $1B on AI Compute, Not Just $6M (Link)

3. ⚖️ EU Activates AI Act, Fines Risky AI Up to €35M (Link)

4. 🚫 Taiwan Bans Government Agencies from Using DeepSeek AI Systems (Link)

5. 🧠 Microsoft Forms AI Research Unit to Study Its Societal Impact (Link)

AI CHART

The Next Big AI Trend? Voice Agents Are Taking Over YC

Andreessen Horowitz’s Olivia Moore says voice agents are the next big thing in AI. And she’s got the numbers to back it up—22% of Y Combinator’s latest startups are working on them.

90 YC Startups Are Betting on Voice AI
Voice AI is booming, and most YC founders are going B2B (69%), with healthcare (18%) and consumer (13%) following behind.

Where Are They Focused?
Within B2B, financial services lead the way (25%), followed by:

🏦 Finance - 25%
👋 Customer support - 18%
🏨 Hospitality - 8%
📣 Coaching - 8%
🔨 Home services - 8%
📱 Marketing - 8%
🤝 Recruiting - 7%

B2C has fewer startups but massive potential—making expensive services more accessible. The biggest categories?

📚 Edtech (language learning) - 58%
📝 Productivity - 25%
🧠 Mental health - 8%
👭 Companions - 8%

The Bottom Line
YC startups are betting big on AI-powered voice agents, especially in B2B and education. With AI improving fast, expect voice-first businesses to scale quickly.

AI JOBS

• CGI: AI Lead (Link)

• Meta: Director of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (Link)

• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Senior AI and Technology Lead (Link)

• Visa: Director - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Consulting (Link)

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