Why would someone trust DeepSeek with questions and search queries if we can't  trust TikTok?

It's cool that they were able to get such a model built in a more affordable way but unless it's significantly better than alternatives, why would anyone use it?

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I'm guessing the app is just a proxy to access R1

I'm referring to the app specifically.

Is it really significantly better on everyday use?

I guess if you compare free ChatGPT vs free DeepSeek then it's better if r1 is available for free but not o1

Because it IS significantly better and dramatically cheaper AND the techniques + weights are open sourced so people are building on it and fine tuning the base. It also provides a whole new approach to achieving the state of the art.

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Also apparently perplexity will run the model and offer it for free

Most people won't do this or can't do this.

Because it is open source and you can run it on your computer, even w/o internet

gpt 4o-like performance at 3% of the price is good enough for me

If data privacy / territoriality concerns exist, then it's a no go

run local an option if privacy is the concern. 

for model bias, yeah for sure. tho that’s the water we’re swimming in with all these things

for one because it's open source, unlike "Open" AI and maybe more importantly it's a lot cheaper which makes it more accessible.