Computer scientist and AI expert Andrew Ng didn't explicitly mention the significance of R1 being an open source model, but highlighted how the DeepSeek disruption is a boon for developers, since it allows access that is otherwise gatekept by Big Tech.

DeepSeek has launched an affordable AI model R1, making advanced artificial intelligence accessible to a wider audience.

One of the key takeaways from this research is the role that DeepSeek’s cost-efficient training approach may have played in these security lapses. Reinforcement learning, while effective for enhancing reasoning,