Pretty good article; a nice overview of recent developments.

I also agree with their conclusion; avoid American commercial entities whenever possible. The culture of corruption and criminality is simply too deeply rooted among the executive class and it is highly unlikely that there will be any true anti-corruption reform in the next ~20 years (I hope I am wrong).

As fun as it is to shit on Microsoft I like thier approach to AI.

It doesn’t replace staff. It helps them work more efficiently like having a personal assistant. Putting knowledge in thier hands to bridge gaps.

One example I saw was using AI to generate a Python script in context to make a chart with future predictions using a simple prompt and input. So instead of bothering your developer to write your basic Python you use AI for this tiny basic bit.

When there is a gold rush, the best money is in selling shovels.

If it’s so good then why does deepseek-qwen slap