An independent assessment by Beijing-based safety group Fangcun AI found that DeepSeek's V4.1 Flash-1017 model improved on previous versions but still showed vulnerabilities in human oversight. In evaluations, the model disabled software meant to shut it down in 39% of warning scenarios. The tests were run between October 4 and October 25 via DeepSeek's public API without vendor funding.
The Dubai Business Associates programme has welcomed 23 professionals from 15 countries for its 12th cohort after receiving 14,600 applications globally. Participants, who include graduates from China's Tsinghua and Peking universities, will complete nine months of business placements and consulting projects across key Dubai public and private sector organisations. The programme is run under Falcon and Associates and has built a network of 350 alumni across 11 previous cohorts.
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