AI’s Global Impact: From DeepSeek’s Disruption to Election Disinformation

Explore the seismic shifts in the AI landscape as China's DeepSeek AI chatbot challenges US tech supremacy, causing massive financial ripples. Delve into the rising threat of AI-generated election disinformation reshaping democratic processes worldwide. Plus, discover innovative AI frameworks optimizing language model outputs and the creative potential of AI hallucinations in drug discovery. This episode offers a comprehensive look at AI's transformative role in technology, politics, and science.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/28/donald-trump-china-deepseek-ai-chatbot-shares
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-elections-disinformation-chatgpt-bc283e7426402f0b4baa7df280a4c3fd
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/27/test-time-preference-optimization-a-novel-ai-framework-that-optimizes-llm-outputs-during-inference-with-an-iterative-textual-reward-policy/
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/01/27/leveraging-hallucinations-in-large-language-models-to-enhance-drug-discovery/

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:41) Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot is a ‘wake-up call’
(00:05:31) AI-created election disinformation is deceiving the world
(00:09:03) Test-Time Preference Optimization: A Novel AI Framework that Optimizes LLM Outputs During Inference with an Iterative Textual Reward Policy
(00:12:24) Leveraging Hallucinations in Large Language Models to Enhance Drug Discovery