Shelly Palmer - Missing the AI forest for the synthetic trees

The AI community is abuzz over DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek R1, with much of the conversation fixated on their allegedly low-cost training methods and reduced compute requirements. Are they using revolutionary algorithmic breakthroughs? Is this a clever marketing stunt? Or, as skeptics suggest, is DeepSeek just another “too good to be true” moment in AI development? All of these questions may be missing the point. Let's review. -s

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About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.