OpenAI pauses largest training run ever as DeepSeek 'cooks again'
Fireship · youtube · 2026-08-21
Fireship's video highlights that OpenAI has paused its largest training run in history just as things were getting interesting. The content links this pause to DeepSeek's recent advancements, suggesting that major AI companies are feeling threatened by DeepSeek's progress.
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