Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI narrative has reached a critical inflection point. The DeepSeek breakthrough — achieving state-of-the-art performance without relying on the most advanced chips — proves what many at NeurIPS in December had already declared: AI’s future isn’t about throwing more compute at problems — it’s about reimagining how these systems work with humans and our environment. As a Stanford-educated computer scientist who’s witnessed both the promise and perils of AI development, I see this moment as even more transformative than the...