How China created AI model DeepSeek and shocked the world

The DeepSeek-R1 large language model can perform some tasks at a level that rivals models made by OpenAI, the developer of the chatbot ChatGPT.
Chinese technology [start-up DeepSeek has taken the tech world by storm with the release of two large language models (LLMs) that rival the performance of the dominant tools developed by US tech giants — but built with a fraction of the cost and computing power .

DeepSeek is everywhere right now – on Twitter, LinkedIn, and in conversations across the AI world. People can’t stop talking about how this company managed to do the “impossible.” While AI training is usually expensive and resource-hungry, DeepSeek found a way to train their models at just 1/30th the usual cost . These days, everything claims to be “state-of-the-art,” but DeepSeek is proving that being the “best” isn’t enough anymore. It’s about pushing boundaries and achieving what others thought was impossible.