DeepSeek’s R1 might be at the center of an investigation initiated by Microsoft as to whether or not the AI model was trained on OpenAI’s data outputs, but that has not stopped the software giant from bringing an NPU-optimized version of the model to its Copilot+ PCs. The company made an announcement a short while ago, stating that the first release will be DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B and will be available via the Microsoft AI Toolkit for developers. The Washington-based firm intends to bring more advanced models down the road, but for now, it is taking small steps.
Microsoft has provided some easy steps on how to run DeepSeek R1 on your Windows 11 machine
Where U.S. companies are sweating over DeepSeek’s popularity, Microsoft has embraced it and its R1 AI model, and in its blog post, has announced that an optimized version will be arriving for machines powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chipsets, followed by Intel’s Core Ultra 200V and others. After DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B, Microsoft intends to introduce the 7B and 14B variants soon, with developers being able to take full advantage of them. To get started, Microsoft has provided instructions on how to get DeepSeek running on your machines below.
“To see DeepSeek in action on your Copilot+ PC, simply download the AI Toolkit VS Code extension. The DeepSeek model optimized in the ONNX QDQ format will soon be available in AI Toolkit’s model catalog, pulled directly from Azure AI Foundry. You can download it locally by clicking the “Download” button. Once downloaded, experimenting with the model is as simple as opening the Playground, loading the “ deepseek_r1_1_5” model, and sending it prompts.”
There are other optimizations made by the company to ensure that DeepSeek’s R1 runs efficiently and locally on NPU-based hardware. If you want to check out Microsoft’s efforts, you can click on the source link below. There is no update if the company will drop its probe around DeepSeek’s AI model allegedly being trained on OpenAI, but we will provide updates on that at a later time, so stay tuned.
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About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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