• 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.
  • @stardust@lemmy.ca
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    321 hours ago

    I just want dumb appliances that stay dumb and don’t need no ai or app shit.

    And I want OS that just launch and download programs I click without account login requirements and ai shit trying to be my dumb shit buddy.

  • @Waifu@ani.social
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    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
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      202 days 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.”

  • @Gigasser@lemmy.world
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    52 days ago

    Tbh, I’m more worried about their advances in EUV lithography. Still around 5-10 years away, but still.