February 21, 2025 News
DeepSeek Announces Open Sourcing of Production-Tested AI Code Repositories
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has announced plans to open source portions of its online services' code as part of an upcoming "open source week" event. The company will release five code repositories that have been thoroughly documented and tested in production, continuing its practice of making AI resources openly available under permissive licenses.
Skynet Chance (+0.04%): Open sourcing production-level AI infrastructure increases Skynet risk by democratizing access to powerful AI technologies and accelerating their proliferation without corresponding safety guarantees or oversight mechanisms.
Skynet Date (-2 days): The accelerated sharing of battle-tested AI technology will likely speed up the timeline for potential AI risk scenarios by enabling more actors to build and deploy advanced AI systems with fewer resource constraints.
AGI Progress (+0.06%): DeepSeek's decision to open source production-tested code repositories represents significant progress toward AGI by disseminating proven AI technologies that can be built upon by the wider community, accelerating collective knowledge and capabilities.
AGI Date (-3 days): By sharing proprietary code that has been deployed in production environments, DeepSeek is substantially accelerating the collaborative development of advanced AI systems, likely bringing AGI timelines closer.
OpenAI Expands Operator AI Agent to Multiple International Markets
OpenAI has announced the international expansion of Operator, its AI agent capable of performing tasks like booking tickets and making reservations on behalf of users. The service, which launched in January in the US, is now available to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in multiple countries including Australia, Canada, India, and the UK, though notably excluded from the EU and several other European countries.
Skynet Chance (+0.05%): The global deployment of AI agents that can autonomously take actions in the digital world increases Skynet risk by normalizing AI systems that operate with increasing autonomy and agency, potentially establishing precedents for more powerful autonomous systems in the future.
Skynet Date (-2 days): The accelerated commercialization and international expansion of AI agents capable of taking real-world actions moderately speeds up the potential timeline for more advanced autonomous AI systems with greater capabilities and less human oversight.
AGI Progress (+0.08%): Operator represents significant progress toward AGI by demonstrating practical AI agents that can understand user intent and execute complex tasks across different websites and services, bridging the gap between language understanding and real-world action.
AGI Date (-3 days): The rapid internationalization of AI agent technology indicates that the development of increasingly autonomous AI systems is progressing faster than expected, potentially bringing AGI timelines closer.