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DeepSeek AI: Everything you need to know!

Key Points:

  • DeepSeek-R1 - A new contender in the AI market offers advanced reasoning capabilities, outperforming major Global giants like OpenAI-o1 in key benchmarks, at 95% less cost.
  • DeepSeek's breakthrough signals a shift in the global 'AI War' challenging US dominance just after Stargate is facing turmoil - strongly pushing for more cost-efficient AL models.
  • The new model could have significant economic and geopolitical effects, that would redefine AI development worldwide.

DeepSeek-R1 - The Chinese AI Powerhouse Outperforming OpenAI's o1 - at 95% Less Cost

Just before the year 2024 ended, the global AI landscape shifted dramatically. The Chinese AI lab launched DeepSeek-R1, a reasoning-focused model that outperformed OpenAI's o1 on benchmarks like AIME, MATH-500, and SWE-bench. The model also comes at a fraction of the cost - talk about 90–95% less! Built on the foundation of its previous model, DeepSeek-V3, R1 pushes the boundaries of "reasoning," a frontier many AI labs in Silicon Valley are striving to master.

This wasn't just a technical achievement - it was a warning shot. Donald Trump started his presidency with a declaration that America must lead the world, but DeepSeek's breakthrough shows that U.S. dominance in AI isn't guaranteed. Stargate, a U.S.-backed initiative to drive AI innovation, now faces a serious challenge. With the constant current turmoil and friction in this US tech drive, this "AI war" is heating up.

According to Alexandr Wang, CEO of Scale AI, China is rapidly closing the gap. They've built up resources like Nvidia H100 GPUs, even with strict export controls in place.

DeepSeek started as a hedge fund spin-off, but it's now leading the trillion-dollar AI race. By focusing on reasoning - a key area for evolving AI intelligence - it's set a new standard. R1 is available under an MIT license on Hugging Face, making it even more disruptive. DeepSeek isn't just competing - it's rewriting the AI playbook.

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