How DeepSeek's R1 accelerated the rollout of chatbots showing their "thinking" process; an expert says seeing a chatbot's inner monologue can trigger empathy (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
How DeepSeek's R1 accelerated the rollout of chatbots showing their “thinking” process; an expert says seeing a chatbot's inner monologue can trigger empathy  —  How Chinese start-up DeepSeek triggered a rush to launch chatbots that “reason.”  —  Chinese start-up DeepSeek …