China’s AI frenzy: DeepSeek is already everywhere — cars, phones, even hospitals
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Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
  • DeepSeek is now embedded in a wide range of products and government services in the country.
  • Some officials have warned about overreliance on DeepSeek.
  • Beijing views AI development as a critical driver of economic growth and a strategic pillar in global tech competition.
  • Waifu@ani.socialEnglish
    431·
    13 hours ago

    China’s biggest home appliances company, Midea, has launched a series of DeepSeek-enhanced air conditioners. The product is an “understanding friend” who can “catch your thoughts accurately,” according to the company’s product launch video.

    It can respond to users’ verbal expressions — such as “I am feeling cold” — by automatically adjusting temperature and humidity levels, and can “chat and gossip” using its DeepSeek-supported voice function, according to Midea. For those looking for more DeepSeek-powered electronics, there are also vacuum cleaners and fridges.

    Big Brother wasn’t in the TV it was in the A/C.

    • Null User Object@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      12 hours ago

      It can respond to users’ verbal expressions — such as “I am feeling cold” — by automatically adjusting temperature

      LOL. Who in hell wants to talk to appliances like that? If I wanted to talk to an appliances at all (not really) it would be to give very explicit instructions, not some vague complaint.

      and can “chat and gossip"

      Translation: “We couldn’t figure out how to get an LLM to not do this, so we’re just going to call it a feature.”