Distilled R1 models can now run locally on Copilot Plus PCs, starting with Qualcomm Snapdragon X first and Intel chips later. This brings a lot more AI capabilities to Windows, and it’s something Microsoft was already working on with its Phi Silica language models.

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella had some kind words for DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that roiled his company’s shares earlier this week.

DeepSeek is the biggest story in AI since ChatGPT hit the market. It showed up out of the blue and beat out the best AI models on the market at a fraction of the cost. However, it’s mostly known for the controversies that are piling on.