DeepSeek R1 vs. OpenAI
PLUS: DeepSeek R1 vs. OpenAI, AI music maker, must-try tools, Simpsons-style art...


Hey there, AI explorers! DeepSeek R1 just shook up the AI landscape—outperforming OpenAI’s o1 in key benchmarks.
Inside Today’s Edition:
- 🚨 DeepSeek R1 takes on OpenAI’s o1
- 🎯 AI music generator for creators
- 📰 DeepSeek AI dethrones ChatGPT
- ⚡ 6 must-try AI tools
- ✨ Turn photos into Simpsons-style art
- 🎓 How to run DeepSeek like a pro
- 💬 Naval Ravikant on AI’s future
Let’s dive in! 🚀

🚨Top story
DeepSeek R1 Challenges OpenAI’s o1 with Advanced Reasoning

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-R1, an open-source reasoning model that claims to outperform OpenAI’s o1 on key AI benchmarks, making high-level reasoning more accessible to developers.
Key Details:
- R1 beats o1 on AIME, MATH-500, and SWE-bench Verified benchmarks.
- Openly available on Hugging Face under an MIT license, allowing unrestricted commercial use.
- Offers distilled versions from 1.5B to 70B parameters, with the full model at 671B parameters.
- R1’s API is 90%-95% cheaper than OpenAI’s o1, making it a cost-effective alternative.

🎯Featured
AI Music Generator for Creators

Soundraw is an AI-powered music generator that enables creators to produce unique, royalty-free music tracks tailored to their projects.
Key Features:
- Genre Mixing – Effortlessly blend different music genres to create innovative tracks.
- AI-Powered Customization – Shorten intros, rearrange choruses, and personalize song structures with ease.
- Unlimited Music Creation – Generate and customize an unlimited number of songs for various uses.

📰 Everything else in AI

DeepSeek's AI App Tops App Store
DeepSeek's AI chatbot has become the most downloaded free app on the U.S. App Store, signaling its growing influence in the AI space.
Grok 3 Seemingly Went Live for Some Users
Brief Description: xAI's Grok 3 model briefly went live on X, offering new insights into Elon Musk's latest AI efforts.
DeepSeek's AI App Sends User Data to China
DeepSeek's viral AI app is reportedly transmitting U.S. user data to China, raising major privacy and security concerns.
DeepSeek Releases New Image Model Family
DeepSeek has unveiled multimodal AI models, claiming they surpass OpenAI's DALL-E 3 in image generation capabilities.
DeepSeek Pauses Signups Amid Cyber Incident
DeepSeek has halted new signups following a cyberattack, highlighting growing security challenges in AI startups.
Hackers Targeting Machine Identities
Brief Description: Hackers are increasingly targeting machine identities, with Token Security raising $20 million to counter this threat.

⚡Must-Try AI Tools
- 📖 BedtimeStory AI – Create personalized bedtime stories with custom characters, genre, art style, and moral. Access a library of 5000+ stories and enjoy a limited-time 50% off discount.
- 📞 Echowin – Efficiently manage customer interactions with AI-powered call handling and real-time insights.
- 🎨 Openart – Unlock your creative potential with AI image generators—discover, train, and create in seconds.
- ✅ Taskade – Boost team productivity with AI-powered chat, tasks, notes, maps, and a unified workspace.
- 📹 Morise.ai – Optimize your YouTube channel with AI-generated video ideas, titles, descriptions, and community posts.
- 🍽️ ChefGPT – AI-powered personal chef simplifying meal planning with tailored recipe recommendations and customized meal plans.
- 🎧 Descript – Create, edit, and share videos and podcasts with Descript's all-in-one tool.

Create your personalized collection of AI products



🤖 GPT of the day
Turns photos into Simpsons-style art

This GPT converts real-world images into the signature animation style of The Simpsons, perfect for fun and personalization.
Key Features:
- Transforms photos into Simpsons-style illustrations.
- Captures cartoon-like facial features and shading.
- Generates shareable, high-quality images.
Example Prompts:
- "Turn my profile picture into a Simpsons character."
- "Create a family portrait in The Simpsons style."
- "Generate a Simpsons version of my pet."

🎓AI training zone
The ONLY Way to Run DeepSeek
Curious about optimizing your DeepSeek experience? This step-by-step tutorial walks you through the process of effectively running DeepSeek, ensuring you harness its full potential.
Key Takeaways:
- Comprehensive setup instructions for DeepSeek
- Tips to enhance performance and accuracy
- Common troubleshooting solutions
▶️ Watch now to master DeepSeek!

💬 Buzz Feed
Turns out that instead of scraping the web to train an AI, you can just scrape the AI that scraped the web.
— Naval (@naval) January 25, 2025
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