Eureka AI industry updates: Febuary 4, 2025

In this week’s edition of the Eureka podcast, we cover the ongoing response to DeepSeek’s R-1 model release, new agentic AI applications and impact studies, and the latest news about AI policies and regulations.

Highlights include:  

• OpenAI releases ‘deep reasoning’ agent and o3 mini model 

• Beyond benchmarks: How DeepSeek-R1 and o1 perform on real-world tasks 

• 10 top generative AI benefits for business  

• Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max challenges U.S. tech giants 

• AI systems with ‘unacceptable risk’ are now banned in the EU 

Tune in to get all the updates and insights from this week in AI.