Reid Hoffman on DeepSeek & the Future of AI 01/29/25

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CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

With DeepSeek continuing to dominate the tech headlines, LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman weighs in on the state of the AI race and the level of competition as the U.S. and China gear up for an innovation stand-off. Also, the market tries to keep up with the tech world’s reaction to DeepSeek. Plus, billionaire Elon Musk is working with Boeing to find ways to deliver delayed Air Force One replacements faster. And, the Trump administration has unfrozen a freeze on federal grants and loans, while Starbucks reported earnings that beat estimates. Reid Hoffman - 15:40 In this episode: Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Michael Santoli, @michaelsantoli Leslie Picker, @LesliePicker Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie Reid Hoffman, @reidhoffman

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.3	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pot.
0:09.7	Reid Hoffman, the entrepreneur and investor, has written a new book on what else?
0:15.0	AI.
0:15.6	He's optimistic about artificial intelligence.
0:18.6	I describe these as the Glenn Gary, Glenn Ross markets.
0:21.6	First price Cadillac, second price, steak knives, third prize, you're fired.
0:24.9	Even when the competition for American innovators like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic,
0:30.5	is fast, fierce, and global.
0:32.9	China is in the game.
0:34.1	This is actually, in fact, a game-on competition.
0:37.7	Plus, the rest of today's news that got us squawking, new rules at Starbucks.
0:42.2	It's still deep-seeks weak, but competitors are coming for it, and asking questions.
0:47.2	Is distilling somebody else's model like basically training on copyrighted content?
0:52.1	The federal funding freeze that captivated Washington, and the government buyout offer
0:56.9	taking a page, literally, from Elon Musk at Twitter.
1:00.5	They make it very easy, by the way.
1:03.1	It's Wednesday, January 29th. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:08.0	Stand to enter by in three, two, one, Q. Andrews.
1:13.3	Good morning and welcome to Squackbox right here on CNBC.
1:16.3	We're live at the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
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