Microsoft Brings DeepSeek R1 to Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs

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Microsoft is bringing NPU-optimized versions of DeepSeek R1 to Copilot+ PCs.
- DeepSeek R1 is first pertaining to Qualcomm Snapdragon X-powered devices, followed by Intel and AMD AI chipsets.
- The DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5 B design is being contributed to the Microsoft AI Toolkit.



Microsoft has announced that it's bringing NPU-optimized versions of DeepSeek R1 to Copilot+ PCs. The business will also incorporate the DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5 B model into its Microsoft AI Toolkit for developers, with the 7B and 14B versions set to follow.



In a recent post, Microsoft announced that DeepSeek R1 models will initially be available on Qualcomm Snapdragon X-powered PCs, followed by Intel Core Ultra 200V laptops and AMD AI chipsets. This release will enable developers to build AI-powered apps that run in your area on compatible Copilot+ PCs.



"The enhanced DeepSeek designs for the NPU take advantage of numerous of the crucial knowings and methods from that effort, including how we separate out the various parts of the design to drive the very best tradeoffs in between performance and efficiency, low bit rate quantization and mapping transformers to the NPU," Microsoft explained.



Microsoft has described the hardware requirements for running these AI designs on Windows 11 devices. To qualify, a PC must have a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) with at least 40 TOPS (trillion operations per second), 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. This implies that PCs with old NPUs will not be able to run these designs in your area.



How to run DeepSeek R1 on Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs?



To get going with DeepSeek on a Copilot+ PC, developers will require to produce an Azure account on Microsoft's site. Now, launch Azure AI Foundry and then browse for DeepSeek R1. Select the "Check out design" alternative, click Deploy, and after that click "Deploy" once again in the pop-up window. The Chat Playground option will appear, and developers can start explore DeepSeek R1 locally on their Copilot+ PCs.



Microsoft has actually likewise announced that it's making the open-source DeepSeek R1 LLM readily available for designers through Azure AI Foundry and GitHub. "Among the key advantages of utilizing DeepSeek R1 or any other model on Azure AI Foundry is the speed at which developers can experiment, repeat, and integrate AI into their workflows. With integrated model evaluation tools, they can rapidly compare outputs, benchmark performance, and scale AI-powered applications," said Asha Sharma, Corporate Vice President, AI Platform.


A brand-new report from the Financial Times reveals that Microsoft is investigating whether Chinese start-up DeepSeek unlawfully used OpenAI's information to train its R1 design. This action breaches OpenAI's regards to service, and Microsoft plans to work together with the US government to secure its AI model.


Microsoft's statement aims to resolve issues about DeepSeek potentially storing information on unsecured foreign networks. To mitigate this risk, the company has subjected DeepSeek R1 to rigorous red teaming and safety assessments to minimize the threat of data breaches.