Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity AI CEO) explained Deep Seek's efficiency breakthrough as the result of 'necessity is the mother of invention' because of export controls forcing workarounds, suggesting that export control restrictions inadvertently drove Deep Seek to develop more efficient training approaches.
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“necessity is the mother of invention because they had to figure out workaround”
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Week 1 of the Trump administration, AGI timelines, and DeepSeek— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:43:26 AM
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