#Aletheia Capital

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DeepSeek, Yapay Zeka Asistanıyla Zirveye Yerleşti

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DeepSeek, Yapay Zeka Asistanıyla Zirveye Yerleşti

DeepSeek, yapay zeka asistanıyla iş süreçlerini dönüştürerek verimliliği artırdı ve sektördeki liderliğini pekiştirdi. Yenilikçi çözümleriyle zirveye yerleşen DeepSeek, geleceğin teknolojisini bugünden sunuyor.

https://lefkosa.com.tr/deepseek-yapay-zeka-asistaniyla-zirveye-yerlesti-37400/ --------

[thewolfisawake]

Locations of the Unseelie

...because I'm starting to lose track of names and it is a pain.

The Citadel - The capital of the Unseelie, the epicenter of the 'cave system,' and the largest trading hub of the realm. It has the most advancement and cultural preservation of all the settlements. The ruler resides here.

Dun an Fhómhair - The Fortress of Autumn. This is the name of the castle that the ruler resides in. It is the most fortified building of the entire Unseelie. It floats in the center of the Citadel and is right above the Abyss.

The Abyss - The most common name of a huge pit in the middle of the Citadel. The history as to why the Unseelie built around the Abyss has been lost. It is immensely deep that some call it bottomless. It is considered the worst imprisonment with no chance of survival. There are magic safeguards for lower levels of the pit to help retain that reputation. This is Balmoral's actual birthplace.

Gile Silear - Essentially the national bank and vault of currency within the Unseelie. Founded and built up by the Ròsach family and currently headed by Daileas.

Welkin Repository - The place where the skies for the Citadel are transcribed and stored. It is the second largest place for gathering within the Citadel, second only to Dun an Fhómhair. It can be considered a large gallery as the past skies are available around the Repository for viewing.

Lùchairt Ghlòrmhor - Literally the Glittering Palace. Also called the Winter Palace. The centerpiece of the Sluagh na Marbh and where the 'true' throne of the Unseelie resides. The ruler resides here during the early winter to early spring in order to assist in collection of the dead. This is where the Unseelie have most of their party season. This does technically extend to a settlement outside of the actual castle. And in emergency theoretically can house the entirety of the Unseelie.

The Workshop - The residence and literal workshop of the Maven, a smith in almost any crafting discipline. The workshop is reclusive, being outside of the Citadel but not so far that the Maven couldn't take a jaunt over there. There is a collection of items that they have crafted over the years and do not mind being used, granted one is gracious to them. There is a teleport spell circle to the Workshop used by the generals and the king as well as their other affiliation, Aletheia.

The Wastes - A section of the Unseelie realm containing several settlements. It was named such because of a combination of hostile environments and the neglect and poverty that had been allowed to run rampant within it. This includes areas like Glasranvar and Mag na Scathanna.

Glasranvar - A formerly poor settlement within the Wastes. At current, it is more akin to a small Macau or Vegas. This is because it is the location of the start and end of the Corpsevain Run, a race that is known for its unpredictability and betting pools on them are large. It is one of the places in Unseelie where 'outlanders' are allowed to 'own' parts of the area. It is heavily saturated with mana due to the manipulation of the land to create new tracks.

Mag na Scathanna - Literally the Plain of Shadows. This is considered one of the furthest corners of the Unseelie and the poorest. It is believed to be linked to part of an Otherworld and where many seer fae had ended up. Despite the poverty, it did possess a great deal of oral history. It is now considered a 'ghost town' due to the massacre of the fae residing there for false allegations of treason. This is Faolan's birthplace and due to the location of Mag na Scathanna is where she gained the name 'The Wolf of the Wastes.'

Coille de Fir-fhuadain - The Forest of Wanderers/Exiles. A 'corridor' within the Unseelie that has trees that cycle through the seasons within a day. During the 'nightfall' of the area, the forest becomes dangerous to explore without warding or remaining within the villages as the forest eats one's memories, causing them to become 'lost.'

Tír Leochaileach - Literally the Fragile Land. A region that is looks like under the sea and caverns that were carved out of glass. A waterfall and rivers of molten silica also run through here. It is tied with a legend of fae lovers that may have met their end in the region.

Muir Uaigh - Literally the Sepulchre Sea. Also called the Buried Sea. The waters flow underneath all of Unseelie, except seemingly the Abyss. The Buried Sea usually refers to the beaches of Unseelie that has been made safe for fae. Sepulchre Sea refers to the rest of the waters that are infested with mermaids that may or may not be the souls of drowned Unseelie that prey on the longing on the victims to lure them into the waters to kill them.

Crois-Rathaid Airgid - Literally the Silver Crossroads. Also called the Breadbasket of the Kingdom. The only settlement of the Unseelie located on the mortal plane. It is where a good deal of food is produced for the Unseelie. In exchange for protection and essentially good health/fortune, the residents--mainly humans--willfully provide for the fae.

[channeledhistory]

Das chinesische Startup für Künstliche Intelligenz, DeepSeek, hat zu Wochenbeginn globale Technologieaktien erschüttert - und Fragen über Amerikas technologische Dominanz aufgeworfen. Größter Leidtragender war die Aktie des US-Chipkonzerns Nvidia. Die Papiere des Nasdaq-Konzerns brachen um 17 Prozent auf 118,42 Dollar ein.

Damit wurden auf einen Schlag 589 Milliarden Dollar Börsenwert ausradiert; es war der höchste Tagesverlust in der Geschichte der Wall Street. [...]

[...]

Hintergrund der massiven Kapitalverschiebungen ist das neueste KI-Modell des chinesischen Konzerns DeepSeek. [...]

Experten verweisen derweil mit Begeisterung darauf, dass das DeepSeek-Modell extrem kosteneffektiv sei, läuft es doch auf weniger Chips mit deutlich geringerer Leistung.

Das ließ am Markt Zweifel an den himmelhohen Bewertungen für Unternehmen wie Nvidia aufkommen. Bislang wurden die Nvidia-Chips als wesentlich für die Entwicklung von Künstlicher Intelligenz angesehen. Der US-Konzern hatte nahezu ein Monopol darauf und führte entsprechend den weltweiten KI-Aktienboom an.

[...]

Doch Nvidia ist nicht der einzige westliche Technologie-Konzern, der nun um seine künftigen Gewinne bangen muss: Das DeepSeek-Produkt "ist zutiefst problematisch für die These, dass die erheblichen Investitions- und Betriebsausgaben, die das Silicon Valley getätigt hat, der geeignetste Weg sind, dem KI-Trend entgegenzutreten", sagte Nirgunan Tiruchelvam von Aletheia Capital [...] "Es stellt die enormen Ressourcen in Frage, die für KI aufgewendet wurden."

Auch der renommierte US-Ökonom Ed Yardeni ist überzeugt: "Das könnten schlechte Nachrichten für die 'Magnificent Seven' sein, die mit ihren teuren Diensten den KI-Markt dominieren wollten." Zu den "Glorreichen Sieben" gehören Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta und Tesla [...]

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[absentia-if]

I'm so fascinate dby the way u come up with ideas based on words. Idk if you're still doing these but if you saw the title Kalopsia what would think the story would be about? This is just for fun lol, so no pressure. ❤️

Hmm…

Kalopsia: The city of Dolos was known as a Utopia to most. Poverty was almost nonexistent within the cities protective walls. There were few crimes and the ones that did occur were quickly taken care of. Life was seemingly perfect for all those fortunate enough to be borne within the capital of Kallos; the most ancient province within the Empire of Aletheia. There’s few things you ever had to wish for, being part of the Royal Family, but you’ve always wondered what life was like outside the walls of the city. Wonder what lays beyond the wall of marble and iron. You just never expected that you’d one day be forced to find out. Forced to see that life within Dolos wasn’t exactly as you believed it to be. Will you be able to find your footing in a world so unlike what you’ve heard about? Will you be able to save the rest of the people, your people, living within Dolos?

Main Genre: Dystopian/Medieval (sort of) Fantasy.

[martial-law-architecture]

Cultural Center of the Philippines: A Recap on its Roots

By: Adrienne Ocampo

It is undeniably true that Marcos was highly influential in the establishment of public infrastructure, and with numerous roads, the CCP Complex is one of the structures built during his era that are continuously in use today.  On the other hand, Marcos' triumphs in public infrastructure came at a price. Many of Marcos' programs and projects were financially supported by external debt, having left the country with an estimated $28.3 billion in debt by 1986. These projects have also been widely popular for their high overspending, extravagance, and corruption. 

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex was designed and constructed on land taken from naval battles as a component of the Marcos administration's insistence on cultivating Filipino civilization and "the Filipino soul." It was completely designed by architect Leandro Locsin. It served as the venue for many artists' masterpieces.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), also referred to as the Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas, is found in Pasay, Metro Manila, on the reclaimed ground along Roxas Boulevard. the whole facility spans 88 hectares of land. It provides performance and exhibition spaces for both international and domestic performances. the power also accommodated a variety of union cultural events. The venues varied first from Miss Universe Pageant in 1974, which prompted the creation of the people Arts Theater, to the 1982 Manila International festival, which prompted the contentious Manila Film Center to be built. The Coconut Palace, also called Tahanang Pilipino, is similar because the Philippine International Convention Center is a part of the property.

As per the observations, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) structure had outstanding scenery and a green grass landscape, and most visitors appreciated the natural character of the placement. They likewise adored the mesmerizing glimpse that their eyes observed. Plus, the general public within the area is bicycling, others are playing, some are jogging, and a few are practicing something. People are just sitting nearby, taking in the breathtaking scenery. The stunning fountain is the highlight of the realm. It was absolutely enormous and spectacular, and other people appreciated its unique design and shape, which resembled a loop. The water within the fountain wasn't clear enough to determine reflections; it had a dark brown tone, and lots of fish swimming in it, some species of fish, which was enjoyable to determine. However, this grand infrastructure ultimately drained the government's finances because it was absolutely built with borrowed funds. Marcos got the complex's development with funds from the Cultural Development Fund, funds raised by Imelda, and loans from the globe Bank and therefore, international money. By 1972, the CCP has burdened with a debt of PhP 63 million from the theater's construction alone. Not soon after declaring the law, late former president Ferdinand Marcos enacted a bailout of the CCP, with the government usurping the center's financial liabilities. Was it worth it? It's hard to see its value when the towering debt is too much to ignore.

Sources:

Manapat, R. (1991). Some are smarter than others: A history of Marcos’ crony capitalism. Aletheia Publications.

Edifice Complex: Building on the Backs of the Filipino People. Martial Law Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/edifice-complex-building-on-the-backs-of-the-filipino-people/

[rainespells]

I’m still amused by the entire Lost Harp of Mervana episode because a) I was raised theravada buddhist and it always tickles me to learn about western perceptions of buddhist beliefs as adopted by spiritual hippies, how it’s the same but also Not

b) it’s SO FUCKING FUNNY how Aletheia and Vero introduce themselves with ‘it means truth’ because my name in my language means Truth as well.

With a capital T. Like not truth and lies as things people tell but like the universal constant that is suffering and the acceptance that there could be an end to suffering yada yada

Anyway that bit felt like a personal attack and that’s why it’s my FAVORITE goldie-less episode <3

[viviae]

Day 1 - Hometowns

@arcana-echoes​ 

Celica Nightingale

Celica was technically born on the roads leading from Hesperia to Vesuvia so her exact location of birth is a big question mark. However she was raised in Vesuvia where her parents owned the magic shop originally. Once her parents were killed her aunt Cerys soon took care of raising her and the magic shop where they struggled to make ends meet due to Cerys being nowhere as talented as Celica’s mother Araceli. Growing up skirting the line of poverty made Celica resent Vesuvia but she didn’t know about any other places and Cerys was pretty strict about her leaving in fear of her still being a target.

Eventually when Sidereus comes to train her and hopefully have her become the heiress of their family she starts to get overwhelmed by the idea of going to Hesperia since it’s so alien from Vesuvia. Paired with Nefeli also starting to pay for all their living expenses, when she is forced to remain in Vesuvia she gets a fonder appreciation for the city.

Sidereus Nightingale

Sidereus was raised within the capital city of Hesperia, Aletheia. A grand port city of towering manors and the tombs for the dead plagued under a darkened sky that remains in a permanent state of being a dust bowl. Hesperia was plunged into darkness due to pride of overeager magicians and because of this it’s quite inhospitable, but the people have adapted to survive.

Sidereus felt a call to travel when he was young and due to such he doesn’t have a strong connection to his home. Even as a kid he begged to leave the city any chance he could and for his aunt Araceli to take him with him. Eventually when he became a Master of Curses he was able to fulfill his need for travel and he very rarely returns to Hesperia unless for work or family reasons.

Nefeli Nightingale

Like Sidereus Nefeli was born and raised within the capital city of Hesperia, Aletheia. Nefeli was much more active in the city however as a renowned poet and playwright she was a local celebrity. As well as being in a relationship with two Princes of Hesperia Asmadeus & Venari* she was well known within the city. However she frequently felt like a bird in a gilded cage as she constantly under her mother’s scrutinizing eye and so it made her fame come with a price of constantly being criticized. She was also only allowed to leave the city under the company of her partners and their necessary servants and personal guards which was compressing and stifling. 

*Hesperian Princes are NOT related. It’s an elected position that is open to any high born individual no matter gender that is merely called a Prince out of tradition.

[buendischerwaldgang]

People unironically believe that the current reduction of pollution due to corona can only be attributed to a disturbance of capitalism and hence, because of their inability to think outside of the materialist dichotomy (communism and capitalism), cry for a communist solution. Both of these materialist systems are heirs of a desacralizing, nature-challenging and nature-destroying spirit, what Heidegger called Herausfordern (to challenge [nature]). Herausfordern is a modus operandi of Entbergen (discovering), which is the act of ‘finding what is beyond/true (aletheia)’ with techne (technology and the rational reasoning behind). Herausfordern doesn’t just ask to discover, however, it also asks that the discovered becomes Bestand (stock), which has to be always available. This whole act is what Heidegger calls Gestell (enframing). Heidegger concludes that this Stellen (the act of making a Gestell) removes a human’s ability to find truth. It leads him to Seinsvergessenheit (forgetfulness of Being), as the requirements of the ability to find truth are forgotten by relying on the Gestell and as challenging nature (Herausfordern) is believed to be the only way of finding truth, not art or beauty. This is in fact the system that materialism and progressivism has created, the world is nothing but a Gestell.  This is where Heidegger famously quotes Hölderlin: ‘where there is danger, there is also the one who saves’, saying that in danger of forgetting being, catastrophes caused by the system itself can lead to turning away from it (Abkehr/Kehre). This is exactly what is happening in some minds right now: The disturbance of the system/experience with death leads people to their own being, history and community, makes them conscious about it. The cry for ‘another system’ (which is, as shown, the same system (one that challenges)) is nothing but weakness, it is the inability to accept being. 

[spartan-officer-brasidas]

Things I hope to see in the third chapter of the Atlantis dlc:

more deities. I’m thinking behind Poseidon, gods like Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, etc. Atlantis is often cited as a city of gods, so this would be a great place for more gods

the amazons (I’m going to make a post detailing this more)

lots of technological advancements. Once again, this is Atlantis—a known advanced civilization

more mythology based quests and references

I would love for this Atlantis to be relatively true to Plato’s Atlantis!!!

Now I’m going to go into story specific stuff that may contain spoilers from the leaks and stuff, so be warned

I really would love to see the Hekatonchires in a set of three, each with 100 hands (as in their myth) but I doubt this will happen

I’m hoping they’ll really capitalize on Altas and Poseidon’s connection to the city

Maybe we’ll see Zeus because he’s the one who decided the fate of Atlantis in Plato’s Critias even though it wasn’t elaborated after. I know I want to see Zeus’ involvement in this

It’d be pretty cool if they tie Hephaistos in via the volcanic eruption on Thera! Though idk how they’d handle it actually happening unless they portray it as slowly erupting and never fully reaching decimation for the sake of the dlc

What if we get to try to either save Atlantis from itself or put an end to it all together with the help of Hephaistos/whoever

I honestly just want good Atlas content. There’s a lot of potential here lol

In terms of modern day, I’d love to see Juno here and NOT in Atlantis really. I think with Aletheia, it would be much easier to include her in the modern day

It’d be nice to see Juno and Aletheia butt heads with Layla maybe having to make a choice with regards to the state of Atlantis

Or maybe Aletheia betrays Layla for her mother? The options are endless tbh

I still want more deities. I could go on about the implications Atlantis has that gods would’ve been common there

I might add to this later, but this is a good start. I’m extremely excited and have high hopes for this episode!!!

[cthonicascendant]

Zeke: i guess what i'm trying to say is i don't get why people use typing quirks. how does that make it EASIER to talk? Aletheia: I'm gonna tell him. Crow: omg do it, it'll be hilarious. Zeke: ...tell me what. Aletheia: You have a typing quirk. Zeke: I do not! Aletheia: Hm, let's see. Types in all lowercase except for Designated Emphasis Capitalizations. Swaps words for their phonetic alphanumeric equivalents. Otherwise abbreviates words as much as possible. Crow: sounds like a quirk to me! Zeke: **unintelligible sputtering**

[digitalfime]

Don’t count on the West, EMs have to self help: Jim Walker

Don’t count on the West, EMs have to self help: Jim Walker

By Nikunj Dalmia Given India’s demographics and its potential, if a government really gets its act together in that way, then 8-10% growth for a decade is easy, says Jim Walker , Chief Economist, Aletheia Capital Ltd . You are a big believer in cycles. The 1970s and early 80s belonged to Japan, followed by the US, then China. The last 10 years in a sense have been dominated by a huge expansion in…

[manuelmccarthy]

(notas y reflexiones)

PROGRESO-INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL-POSITIVISMO-TECNOUTOPÍA-¿ALETHEIA ALGORÍTMICA? (Quizás en vez de aletheia algorítmica sería aletheia de los discuros pro-avance tecnológico) TECNOFILIA

 Consumimos y adoramos a las nuevas tecnologías como si de un neo-dios se tratasen.

¿Qué hay detrás de los discursos positivistas sobre inteligencia artificial? ¿Qué corporación enuncia(rá) la nueva verdad?

Venden la idea de la tecnoutopía a través del avance de las nuevas tecnologías, algoritmos, inteligencias artificiales…

El peligro de la historia única, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Estos discursos no hacen sino alimentar la gran rueda del capitalismo de datos, capitalismo de La Verdad.

¿QUIÉNES SE QUEDAN ATRÁS EN EL LLAMADO “PROGRESO TECNOLÓGICO?

 Discursos centrados en el utopismo del fin del trabajo, un mundo sin trabajo… Vas a poder centrarte en cosas más placenteras, deja atrás la fábrica y los procesos alienantes.

¿el sistema capitalista va a permitirlo? Con el fin de unos trabajos precarios, van a surgir otros también precarios (¿aún más precarios?) (documental trabajadores fantasma, metrópolis rtve)

¿Quién trabaja PARA las máquinas, quién POSEE las máquinas? Los trabajos capacitados (aquellos en los que se necesita una formación específica, especializada…) van a desaparecer, sustituidos por IAs que te superan infinitamente en capacidades y velocidad (la compraventa de acciones realizada por programas, echando a los humanos porque son lentos) (inversiones millonarias para ganar cantidades ínfimas de tiempo para conseguir ser más rápidos)-(desdoblamiento y extensión del tiempo, hay fenómenos que ya no podemos percibir- si no los podemos percibir, ¿son reales?-la percepción de lo real).

Te sustituyen en el trabajo (y te quejas) pero utilizas el asistente virtual de Ikea sin preocuparte (que ha sustituido a la atención al cliente formada por humanos). Todas las (neo)tecnologías que utilizas han perjudicado/precarizado/suplantado el trabajo a otros humanos. El “progreso” viene dado por el daño/perjuicio de personas. No solo las más vulnerables (aquellas sin formación, en trabajos repetitivos, fácilmente sustituibles [antiguo proletariado]) ahora también los que en principio parecían más intocables, a los que se accede con una cualificación, preparación, estudios, superiores (controladores aéreos, brokers, incluso médicos de consulta [lo que Guy Standing denomina precariado, puede])

¿Quién está a salvo de esta tendencia? – Quien posee las máquinas (aunque no trabaje de nada, las máquinas producen un capital que acumula su dueño). ¿Quién enuncia los discursos positivistas? – Quienes poseen/desarrollan/te-sustituyen-por dichas tecnologías, o quienes son pagados para hacerlo (Yann Lecun…) (Silicon Valley, Nick Bostrom, MIT…, Amazon…) ¿Quién se cree estos discursos? – Tú. ¿A quién le perjudica este “progreso”? – A ti.

[Siguiendo los discursos de Eric Sadin] ¿Cómo se presentan estos individuos? – En camiseta, vaqueros y deportivas. Dan una imagen amigable, de colega, de confianza (precisamente no se enuncian desde su pedestal de CEO “tradicional” (traje, relojes caros, zapatos brillantes), sino que se “rebajan” a tu altura, para que su mensaje cale más.

Porque Elon Musk es bro [palabras de mi hermano]

Ya no es el empresario tirano en su torre de marfil que te azota con su látigo. Ahora es el ingeniero amigable que escribe en Twitter y tiene los mismos problemas que tú (Mark Zuckerberg tiene pegatinas en la webcam y en el micrófono de su ordenador, just like you!)

[esto ya es irse por las ramas, pero] ¡Tú también puedes ser millonario! ¡Conoce la rutina de los millonarios! – Levántate a las 5, medita, luego sal a correr (por tu parcela del tamaño de un país), toma un buen desayuno (preparado por un chef de renombre). Es importante el tiempo en familia, “lleva” a tus hijos al colegio (privadísimo) (aunque tú no conduces, conduce tu chófer 24/7 [mira, otro trabajo que va a desaparecer, gracias Tesla]), sé productivo en el trabajo, enfócate en mejorar cada día (¡eres tu propio jefe[policía, verdugo, hermano mayor, profesor]!). al finalizar la jornada, relájate, busca un tiempo para ti mismo (mientras tu empleada filipina cuida de tus hijos), desconéctate de las redes, del teléfono…

Estas retóricas solo sirven si tu familia o tú tenéis dinero.

 Hay mucha problemática con que ya no veas al empresario como empresario sino como colega. Aquel por el que tienes que tener 2 trabajos (o más) para llegar a fin de mes, aquel que te echa para sustituirte por una máquina (robot, IA…) para sacar más rendimiento y acumular más capital. Elon Musk no es tu colega, no le importas. Si trabajases para él no dudes ni un solo segundo que te echaría si te pudiese reemplazar por algo más rentable (menor coste, más rendimiento, más producción, menos dolores de cabeza, menos derechos…)

A la máquina la posees (la compras) al humano no (bueno sí, pero no; está mal visto, a veces)

Es tecnofílico quien se lo puede permitir, la tecnofilia como privilegio. El mundo tecnologizado como espacio de privilegio (al hombre-blanco-cis-hetero-rico), dentro del sistema capitalista, globalista (mundialista, planetario¿?), heteropatriarcal. Obrero/patrón

Esto también puede relacionarse con la vida, las experiencias tecnológicamente mediadas. La condición humana y la experiencia, el error, la “libre elección”, sustituidas por un algoritmo que optimiza cada movimiento, pensamiento, interacción para “llevarte a una vida plena y feliz” (¿qué pasa con las enfermedades mentales?). ¿Qué pasa con las profesiones relacionadas con estos campos? (organizadores de eventos [24h host], personal shoppers, psicólogos, celestinas …)

[channeledhistory]

Der Hype um die neue chinesische KI Deepseek erreichte am Wochenende einen Höhepunkt – und sorgte unter Anlegern für grosse Unruhe. Sie fürchten, dass amerikanische Tech-Konzerne wie Nvidia oder Open AI mit Chat-GPT ihre dominante Stellung bei der künstlichen Intelligenz verlieren könnten.

Die an der amerikanischen Technologie-Börse Nasdaq zusammengefassten Aktien standen am Montag stark unter Druck, Futures auf den Index gaben deutlich nach. Auch die europäischen Börsen und der Bitcoin gaben nach. Die Aktienkurse wichtiger Tech-Zulieferer in Europa wie ASML oder Siemens Energy verloren im zweistelligen Prozentbereich.

Das KI-Modell R1 von Deepseek kann über eine App abgerufen werden und kann leistungsmässig mit etablierten KI-Sprachmodellen wie Chat-GPT oder Claude mithalten. Der einflussreiche amerikanische Tech-Investor Marc Andreessen nannte Deepseek auf X «einen der erstaunlichsten und beeindruckendsten Durchbrüche, die ich je gesehen habe». Die Tatsache, dass Deepseek auf dem Open-Source-Prinzip basiere, also allen zugänglich ist, sei ein «Geschenk für die Welt».

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Das Bahnbrechende an Deepseek ist, dass eine leistungsfähige KI viel effizienter und kostengünstiger betrieben werden kann als bei herkömmlichen Modellen. Chat-GPT oder Gemini beanspruchen enorme Rechenleistungen und Hochleistungs-Chips. Bei diesen verfügt der amerikanische Chip-Konzern Nvidia derzeit über ein Quasi-Monopol. Wegen Sanktionen werden die leistungsfähigsten KI-Chips aber nicht nach China geliefert.

Gemäss Tech-Experten könnte Deepseek die gesamte KI-Lieferkette auf den Kopf stellen. Diese wird von den amerikanischen Chip-Anbietern und grossen Betreibern von Rechenzentren (Hyperscaler) wie Alphabet, Amazon oder Microsoft dominiert. Sie investieren enorme Summen in den Ausbau ihrer KI-Infrastrukturen. Gemäss Schätzung der UBS wollen die amerikanischen Tech-Konzerne dieses Jahr weitere 280 Milliarden Dollar in KI investieren.

Im Gefolge des KI-Booms sind amerikanische Tech-Aktien stark gestiegen und haben hohe Bewertungen erreicht. Insbesondere Nvidia hat profitiert: Die Aktien des Chip-Entwicklers haben sich seit der Lancierung von Chat-GPT im November 2022 im Wert verachtfacht. Aber auch die Aktien von Alphabet, Meta oder Microsoft haben sehr hohe Bewertungsniveaus erreicht.

Ihre Dominanz wurde durch den KI-Boom verstärkt – mittlerweile sind die amerikanischen Indizes stark konzentriert und von den Bewegungen dieser Werte abhängig. Das macht die Aktien dieser Tech-Konzerne anfällig für Kursrückschläge. Werden wegen Deepseek nun ihre KI-Strategien grundsätzlich angezweifelt, könnte das an der Börse einen Stimmungswechsel gegenüber amerikanischen Tech-Werten zur Folge haben.

«Die enormen Ressourcen, die für KI aufgewendet wurden, werden infrage gestellt», sagt der Tech-Experte Nirgunan Tiruchelvam von Aletheia Capital gegenüber Bloomberg. Die Strategie der amerikanischen Tech-Giganten war bisher, ihre KI-Kapazitäten maximal auszubauen, koste es, was es wolle. Damit begründeten die Konzerne ihre enormen Investitionen in KI-Chips und Rechenzentren.

Deepseek zeigt nun einen Weg auf, wie leistungsfähige KI viel effizienter betrieben werden kann. So ist Deepseek selbst kein grosser Tech-Konzern, sondern ein kleiner, in Peking ansässiger Spin-off eines Hedge Funds namens High Flyer. Er wird vom Unternehmer Liang Wenfeng geleitet. Laut Medienberichten kommt Deepseek mit 200 Mitarbeitenden aus. Die Entwicklungskosten des KI-Modells R1 sollen nur 6 Millionen Dollar betragen haben.

Der Durchbruch von Deepseek könnte auch die jüngst lancierte amerikanische KI-Initiative Stargate herausfordern. [...]

[...] Die Aktien des japanischen Tech-Konglomerats Softbank haben am Montag in Tokio zeitweise mehr als acht Prozent verloren.

Der Durchbruch von Deepseek kommt aber auch für die amerikanischen Tech-Riesen zu einem ungünstigen Zeitpunkt. Diese Woche werden Apple, Microsoft, Meta und Tesla Finanzzahlen vorlegen und sich der Frage stellen müssen, wie sie auf Deepseek reagieren wollen.

[newstinxahoi]

Ant Group có thể mất 140 tỷ USD vốn hóa

Giới phân tích dự báo, vốn hóa của Ant Group có thể giảm một nửa, tương đương 140 tỷ USD vì hoãn IPO.

Các quy định mới của Bắc Kinh có thể buộc Ant phải huy động thêm vốn để hỗ trợ cho các khoản vay và xin thêm giấy phép hoạt động cho các chi nhánh trên toàn quốc. Theo Morningstar và các công ty khác, động thái này có thể khiến định giá Ant giảm một nửa so với 280 tỷ USD trước thềm IPO.

Nếu định giá giảm một nửa, giá trị của Ant thấp hơn hai năm trước – thời điểm nhận vốn từ một số quỹ hàng đầu thế giới gồm Warburg Pincus, Silver Lake Management và Temasek Holdings. Vốn hóa của Ant giảm sẽ khiến các ngân hàng đầu tư như China International Capital thu về các khoản phí thấp hơn.

Iris Tan, nhà phân tích tại Morningstar cho rằng Ant có nguy mất 25-50% vốn hóa, nếu tỷ lệ giá cổ phiếu so với giá trị sổ sách trước IPO giảm còn ngang bằng với mức của các ngân hàng trên toàn cầu. Điều này đồng nghĩa với việc vốn hóa của Ant Group có thể giảm đến 140 tỷ USD. Hiện giá cổ phiếu của doanh nghiệp này được định giá bằng 4,4 lần giá trị sổ sách, trong khi tỷ lệ này là 2 lần với các ngân hàng.

Sanjay Jain, người đứng đầu bộ phận tài chính tại Aletheia Capital ước tính hệ số giá trên lợi nhuận (P/E) của Ant có thể giảm xu��ng khoảng 10 lần, bằng một nửa mục tiêu trước đó của công ty. Mức định giá mới sẽ đưa Ant về mức ngang các nhà băng có chất lượng tốt hơn.

Tuần trước, Trung Quốc đột ngột hoãn thương vụ IPO của Ant ngay trước ngày lên sàn tại Thượng Hải và Hong Kong. Đây có thể chỉ là khởi đầu cho kế hoạch Bắc Kinh kiềm chế sự bùng nổ của các fintech nước này.

Ant thống trị thị trường thanh toán Trung Quốc với ứng dụng Alipay. Doanh nghiệp của Jack Ma cũng đang vận hành quỹ Yu’ebao và nền tảng cho vay trực tuyến lớn nhất Trung Quốc. Các mảng kinh doanh khác của Ant gồm một đơn vị chấm điểm tín dụng và một hãng bảo hiểm.

Tú Anh (theo Bloomberg)

[project-sefirot]

Machine Sprayed With Blood, Viscera As Screaming Employees Watch || Nadezhda || RE: Execution and Event

Asset… He claimed he was an asset. In what way was he truly an asset? He wasn’t Yora. Yora had done so much for everyone, especially during the last ordeal when she crafted those candles for everyone. He wasn’t Nikki. Nikki was possibly the person who worked the most in the facility, constantly going and facing her fears. They had poured so much time and effort into their work, and they treated everyone as though they were their own. Yet what was Noburu? 

He chose to be a cog. Rather than serve to the nature of humanity, he chose to be the cog in the assembly machine. And then the cog popped out, while the machine continued to turn. Much like a cog, he was to be cast aside, and replaced with a new one.

She would have thought Noburu would understand that that was going to happen. That’s just capitalism worked. If you cost the company money, then you were to be disposed of. It was a system of brutality, but it was system that they were forced with. Theo was a product of it, but she was a symbol of what the economic system did to people, chewing them up and spitting them out with no regard for their well-being. Noburu on the other hand was a product of what vile and twisted individuals were produced through it. 

It was admittedly hard to watch, his ensuing execution. Not because Nadezhda was sad for him, or even felt pity. Rather, she winced at the method being used. An endless expanse of white, a realm of nothing. Only then for those without sin to cast the first stone. Watching it, it reminded her of something. An old story she once read. The mockery, the stoning, the cruel twist of fate that led to this moment…

It was The Lottery.

Nadezhda shuddered for a moment once it ended. The others all let out their own reactions, chief among them was Jun’s constant screaming laughter. She tried to tune it out as they all shuffled towards the elevator, and ascended once more.

Then the alert for Chayah’s suppression rang out. The Sephirah ran off, leaving them to their own devices. However, much like the others, she glanced at the dot map, and decided to go see what was happening. She never trusted Chayah from the moment she met him, and this only made her all the more convinced her suspicions would be true.

She had always wondered what was inside the trahs compactor. It had always been locked to them, but she thought perhaps it was for more of an innocuous reason. Perhaps it was just that way to keep those who didn’t handle the garbage out of the room, to prevent anyone form getting themselves killed. Though upon entry, it was the opposite.

Inside the room she saw cube shaped robots, each adorned with the words Chayah and Neshama, alongside Aletheia with her usual appearance. Aletheia then mentioned the AI Ethics Amendment, which tickled the back of Nadezhda’s brain. She had heard about it, but she had no idea of what any of it covered. Aletheia tried to piece some of the points together for them, but now wasn’t the time to have an in depth conversation about that. “Distorted?” Nadezhda whispered, wondering what the company did to make the Sephirah look like they usually did outside of this room, yet she did not receive an answer.

And then there was blood. As the compactor came down and crushed Chayah, blood had splattered out. “B-Blood…?” Nads muttered, eyes widening at the sight. “Why did he have blood?!” She asked aloud, but once again, no answer. Nefesh had come out, also looking far more robotic, but she didn’t pay that much mind. Instead, everyone began to filter out of the room.

And despite everything that had happened thus far today… It was still only noon.

[waywardanchorgladiator]

PARRHESIA

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ELISABETH MURDOCH IS AFRAID.

ELISABETH MURDOCH IS AFRAID OF LOSING HER EMPIRE.

THREE RELATED THREATS

ONE PARRHESIASTES

In ancient Greek parrhesia meant "to speak everything" and in ancient Hebrew the word evolved to mean "in face of the public.“ [1] The Parrhesiastes is the person who says everything. [2] (…) The speaker uses his freedom and chooses frankness instead of persuasion, truth instead of falsehood or silence, the risk of death instead of life and security, criticism instead of flattery, and moral duty instead of self-interest and moral apathy. [3] So you see, the parrhesiastes is someone who takes a risk. [4] This is the parrhesiastic discourse and standpoint in philosophy: it is the discourse of the irreducibility of truth, power, and ethos, and at the same time the discourse of their necessary relationship, of the impossibility of thinking aletheia, politeia, and ethos without their essential, fundamental relationship to each other. [5]

“I am afraid, Father. [6] I want to confess myself to you, have mercy, a devil is devouring my bowels! [7] I see your cell as no more than a frightful sepulchre where, instead of worms, remorse and despair come to gnaw at you and to turn your existence into a hell in anticipation. [8] In madness, (…) I myself am no longer normal, I lose my reason. [9]

Since the moment when I first came to feel what grandeur and perfection are, I find myself admitted to an advantage which may well bring one to despair: that of measuring the extent of these qualities. [10] This other world of knowledge, beauty, love or despair, I will only enter this true world, more real than real, guided by the happenstance of my wanderings in the wide open, between the mad laughs or the more frequent mad tears. [11] I never thought I had found a human ship going down in an ocean of despair, in a Sargasso of impotence. [12]

I am afraid, Father. [13] 

We rule over the entire globe by means of words; with easy effort we acquire for ourselves through trade all the treasures of the earth by means of words. [14] We keep our nature, which obeys and remains silent, on a leash. From time to time it barks and growls, but language, technology and knowledge flog it, bring it into subjection, calm it down. NOT ALWAYS. Just as a written advertising poster erases the landscape’s muteness, a meaningful word annihilates millions of carnal years. [15] But they don’t want us anymore. They want to bring down what you’ve built. Ever after, people would say: 

Murdochs, liars all. [16]“

ALETHEIA

This notion has a long history in the ancient wisdom and legal practices of Greece. [17] Yet today we translate aletheia as truth, even though it only used to express that renown sung of by Homer, whose narratives staged the sailor’s ruses and the warrior’s courage. [18] The new truth was set in opposition there to the ancient aletheia, that is to say, to collective glory, to the publics belief in the exploits of this person or that person, exploits sustained by dramatic facts, dense with sensationalism, terror and pity. [19] In other words, unconcealment or aletheia—this trinity of being present, being something, and omniscience—is not a matter of Platonic philosophy, but rather the bequest of the vocalic alphabet; although invented after the Iliad, it preceded the Odyssey. [20] To lead a “true life” will thus mean: to lead an entirely public and exposed life (the unhidden), an existence of destitution and complete poverty (the pure), a radically wild and animal life (the straight \droit\), and manifesting an unlimited sovereignty (the immutable). [21] And the value of truth in general, which always implies the presence of the signified (aletheia or adequatio), far from dominating this movement and allowing it to be thought, is only one of its epochs, however privileged. [22]

POLITEIA

The rule of law, of course, presupposes complete legality, but this is not enough: if a law gave the government unlimited power to act as it pleased, all its actions would be legal, but it would certainly not be under the rule of law. [23] When a tribunal or authority acquits or sentences a defendant, two fundamental things change: time and truth. [24] For more than social movements the question of justice is a question of temporality: justice is now, justice is against deferral; the space of deferral is the space of destructive violence. [25] Justice is founded on prescription. [26] And justice makes no inquiries. [27] What has to be arranged and calculated are the return effects of punishment on the punishing authority and the power that it claims to exercise. [28] Unfortunately it doesn’t do justice to the beauty and elegance of this extraordinary mechanism that fuels most of life. [29] Over time, all opposites will be destroyed through the work of justice, leading to a final state devoid of opposites. [30] Unlike physical reality, all mental reality is aimed at some object: to see is to see something; to judge is to judge some object; to love is to love someone or something. [31] Continuous adaptation, not equilibrium, is the rule. [32]

ETHOS

We set out from real, active human beings, and on the basis of their real life process we demonstrate the development of the ideological reflexes and echoes of this life process. The phantoms formed in the human brain are also, necessarily, sublimates of their material life process, which is empirically verifiable and bound to material premises. Morality religion, metaphysics, all the rest of ideology and their corresponding forms of consciousness, thus no longer retain their semblance of independence. [33] The bourgeoisie is constantly absorbing into its ideology a whole section of humanity which does not have its basic status and cannot live up to it except in imagination, that is, at the cost of an immobilization and an impoverishment of consciousness. [34] Consciousness is no longer special, but just a special case of the relation between part and whole. [35] Temporality simply refers to the simultaneously concealed (or “past”) character of entities and their revealed (or “future”) aspect combining into a single ambiguous present. [36] One can always say that it is just a matter of foggy talk and ideology, nothing but ideology. [37] This means neither that we can do without ideology nor that science is more valuable than ideology. [38] Ideology is not just in your head. [39] It is neither a history of mentality, nor of behaviour. [40]

“Let’s invite them to my new palace in Paris. I want to hear them sing and make them dance. [41] And if everyone finds it as authoritative as I do, I am confident it will convince any adversary that I may have. [42]“

Paris is the synonym of Cosmos, Paris is Athens, Sybaris, Jerusalem, Pantin. [43] The taste of Paris has shown itself concordant with that of Athens.’ Given this normative cohesion of rational and emotive values over two thousand years, the writer, the architect, the painter of public scenes can imitate originally. [44] For nothing must be flattered, not even a great people; where there is everything there is also ignominy by the side of sublimity; and, if Paris contains Athens, the city of light, Tyre, the city of might, Sparta, the city of virtue, Nineveh, the city of marvels, it also contains Lutetia, the city of mud. [45] The same Homer, who pleased at Athens and Rome two thousand years ago, is still admired at Paris (…). [46] And in that sense, it could be a universal substitute (…), [47] a new place for the parrhesiates. The best words to express these requirements are those of the French Revolution: Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. [48] The face of the French Revolution is the contemporary face of parrhesia. As Liberte corresponds to aletheia and Egalite to politeia, Fraternite does so to ethos.

It is Notre Dame the people are besieging. [49] An Egyptian temple does not belong in Athens or a Greek one in Memphis or, for that matter, in Paris: "One may build very elegant, very well lighted Greek temples for the purpose of assembling the good people of Saint Louis and causing them to worship a metaphysical God, but they will always long for these Notre Dame (…) of Paris (…). [50]

“How (...) can I describe that palace (…)? [51] This palace must be the work of the gods, was my first thought. [52]“

Since it is expected of a royal household that it should differ from a fortress in almost every respect, and certainly in the most important ones, the palace must be linked to a fortress, so that in emergencies a king will not be without a fortress, nor a tyrant without a palace for his entertainment. [53] But this is how they differ: A royal palace should be sited in the city center, should be of easy access, and should be gracefully decorated, elegant, and refined, rather than ostentatious. [54] The Rarity and Beauty of the Stone itself will also add greatly to the Ornament; as for Instance, if it is that sort of Marble, with which we are told Nero built a Temple to Fortune in his golden Palace, which was so white, so clear and transparent, that even when all the Doors were shut the Light seemed to be enclose within the Temple. [55] Neither is it foreign to our present Purpose just to mention, that Octavianus, the Emperor, adorned his Palace with the huge Bones of some extraordinary Animals. [56] It should also have beams, capitals, and other such ornaments. [57] Next, it will be of advantage if they take pleasure in poets and orators, for these have many ornaments in common with the painter. [58] Other ornaments done by artificers that are added to painting, such as sculpted columns, bases and pediments, I would not censure if they were in real silver and solid or pure gold, for a perfect and finished painting is worthy to be ornamented even with precious stones. [59] The columns here should be freestanding, their lineaments taken from the basilica. [60]

We shall now describe compartition, which contributes more to the delight and splendor of a building than to its utility and strength; although these qualities are so closely related that if one is found wanting in anything, the rest will not meet with approval. [61] (…) Every building must have a locality, area, compartition, wall, roof, and opening. [62] According to the first quantity, and then to the measures. Such is order. According to the correspondence of the measures. Such is compartition, or to use. Such is distribution. [63] It will therefore be a just and proper Compartition, if it is neither confused nor interrupted, neither too rambling nor composed of unsuitable Parts, and if the Members be neither too many nor too few, neither too small nor too large, nor mis matcht nor unsightly, nor as it were separate and divided from the Rest of the Body. [64] Compartition, therefore, will be seemly when it is neither jumpy, nor confused, nor disorganized, nor disconnected, nor composed of incongruous elements; it should be made up of members neither too numerous, nor too small, nor too large, nor too dissonant or ungraceful, nor too disjointed or distant from the rest of the body, as it were. [65]

“Father, I hope I will hear them sing and make them dance. [66]“

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