DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to leading models like GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost and computing power. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.
