Deepseek Drops its Latest Model

The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News August 21, 2025
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DeepSeek just released V3.1, and the response isn't what you'd expect. The Chinese AI company that shocked everyone earlier this year with their free reasoning model has quietly dropped an updated version, but early reactions mirror the lukewarm GPT-5 reception we saw recently. This episode covers DeepSeek's new hybrid model that combines chat, reasoning, and coding in one package at 68 times cheaper than Claude Opus 4, plus why some think they're consolidating their model lines ahead of a potential V4 launch. We also dive into Alibaba's new Photoshop-killer image editing tool that claims it can "remove a single strand of hair" and Databricks' massive $100 billion valuation jump. The AI model race is heating up on multiple fronts while companies scramble for the next breakthrough. Brought to you by: KPMG – Go to ⁠www.kpmg.us/ai⁠ to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions. Vanta - Simplify compliance - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vanta.com/nlw The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Get it ad free at Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown