How DeepSeek has turned a Chinese village into a tourist spot
1 week, 6 days ago

How DeepSeek has turned a Chinese village into a tourist spot

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DeepSeek has helped turn a tiny rural village in southern China into a lively tourist destination. The Milling village in the Guangdong province is where the AI company’s founder Liang Wenfeng was born. Liang, 40, is from a family of academics; both of his parents teach at the Milling village elementary school, according to the South China Morning Post. Its creators also say DeepSeek’s AI Assistant, powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model “tops the leaderboard among open-source models and rivals the most advanced closed-source models globally."

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DeepSeek founder's village turns into tourist hotspot, fans take soil, stones as souvenirs
2 weeks ago

DeepSeek founder's village turns into tourist hotspot, fans take soil, stones as souvenirs

Hindustan Times  

An obscure village in southern China has suddenly caught the eye of tourists after Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek rose to prominence. The village where 40-year-old Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, was born and raised is now attracting tech lovers, the South China Morning Post said. After DeepSeek took the tech world by storm and shocked its American rivals …

Investors want a piece of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now.
2 weeks ago

Investors want a piece of DeepSeek. Its founder says not now.

Live Mint  

The founder of Chinese artificial-intelligence star DeepSeek has rejected proposals to make quick money from his programs, telling prospective investors that he wants to keep the science-project ethos that brought him global renown. Other internet companies are using the free DeepSeek code to drive their own businesses.Yet founder Liang Wenfeng has told associates he isn’t in a hurry to get …

Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs
1 month ago

Chinese AI companies celebrate DeepSeek, shrug off global curbs

Raw Story  

by Jing Xuan TENG Chinese tech companies shrugged off foreign scrutiny of upstart chatbot maker DeepSeek, telling AFP on Friday they were confident the country's tech startups would make more gains in the global artificial intelligence race. "In the past few years, China has faced all sorts of restrictions from the U.S.," Sun Dasheng, an employee of AI server maker …

Amid DeepSeek frenzy, Chinese companies detail use of AI
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amid DeepSeek frenzy, Chinese companies detail use of AI

The Hindu  

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor and China's leading telecoms providers are integrating the AI model released by DeepSeek into their offerings, the latest Chinese companies looking to capitalise on the start-up's breakthrough and attention. Hebei-based Great Wall - China's first listed car maker - confirmed to Reuters it had integrated DeepSeek into its connected vehicle system, which it has branded …

What does Deepseek seek?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

What does Deepseek seek?

China Daily  

With minimal fanfare, Deepseek has sparked an AI tsunami, surging to become the real open-source AI leader in the AI revolution. AI is a form of artificial intelligence that should be developed by all and for all; AI is not a monopoly by one country to be weaponized in its dominance against other countries; Open-source development, rather than close-end development, …

What does Deepseek seek?
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What does Deepseek seek?

China Daily  

With minimal fanfare, Deepseek has sparked an AI tsunami, surging to become the real open-source AI leader in the AI revolution. AI is a form of artificial intelligence that should be developed by all and for all; AI is not a monopoly by one country to be weaponized in its dominance against other countries; Open-source development, rather than close-end development, …

What does Deepseek seek?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What does Deepseek seek?

China Daily  

With minimal fanfare, Deepseek has sparked an AI tsunami, surging to become the real open-source AI leader in the AI revolution. AI is a form of artificial intelligence that should be developed by all and for all; AI is not a monopoly by one country to be weaponized in its dominance against other countries; Open-source development, rather than close-end development, …

What is DeepSeek? Everything we know about the Chinese AI that has rocked the world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek? Everything we know about the Chinese AI that has rocked the world

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tech shares plunged and chip maker Nvidia suffered falls of nearly 17 per cent on Monday, as …

‘AI prodigy’ and other young faces: Meet the team behind China’s DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘AI prodigy’ and other young faces: Meet the team behind China’s DeepSeek

Firstpost  

Liang Wenfeng, the founder of China’s chatbot app DeepSeek, has become a sensation overnight. Meet his team of young talent which boasts of Luo Fuli, a 29-year-old ‘AI prodigy’ The icon for the smartphone app DeepSeek is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. Let’s take a closer look at the team behind this revolutionary technology: The people behind DeepSeek …

Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of AI company DeepSeek?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of AI company DeepSeek?

ABC  

Liang Wenfeng, who has up-ended the artificial intelligence industry, is a man of few words. We often say that there is a gap of one or two years between China's AI and the United States," Mr Liang said in an interview with Waves in July last year. Despite this, Nvidia described DeepSeek's innovation as an "excellent AI advancement". "DeepSeek's work …

Who Is The Founder Behind Chinese AI Company DeepSeek?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who Is The Founder Behind Chinese AI Company DeepSeek?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BANGKOK — The 40-year-old founder of China’s DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund and then refined its quantitative models to branch into artificial intelligence. Liang Wenfeng, who founded DeepSeek in 2023, was born in …

DeepSeek: Meet Liang Wenfeng, the mind behind China’s AI startup competing OpenAI
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek: Meet Liang Wenfeng, the mind behind China’s AI startup competing OpenAI

Live Mint  

At 40, Liang Wenfeng has emerged as a key figure in China's growing artificial intelligence industry, leading DeepSeek. A product which Liang Wenfeng describes as not a business model but something that is “driven out of curiosity”. Before founding DeepSeek in 2023, Liang Wenfeng launched High-Flyer Quantitative Investment Management in 2015, a hedge fund that specialised in algorithmic trading. Liang …

The 'nerd with a terrible haircut that nobody took seriously' who created DeepSeek... and is now invited to the top table of China's political elite after humiliating US tech giants
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The 'nerd with a terrible haircut that nobody took seriously' who created DeepSeek... and is now invited to the top table of China's political elite after humiliating US tech giants

Daily Mail  

The success of Chinese firm DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the artificial intelligence industry - bringing the world's attention to its previously low-profile boss. Pictured is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, speaking at the symposium presided by Chinese Premier Li Qiang on January 20, 2025 Wenfeng, who by Chinese media accounts has just turned 40, launched …

DeepSeek chief’s journey from math geek to global disruptor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek chief’s journey from math geek to global disruptor

Live Mint  

Others compare him to Jim Simons, the pioneer of quantitative investing. Artificial-intelligence models from China’s DeepSeek, the company led by Liang, have taken the world by surprise, racing to the global top 10 in both performance and popularity. Richard Dewey, a technology executive and former hedge-fund manager, said DeepSeek’s AI development strategy of doing more with less—a smaller team, less …

Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The 40-year-old founder of China’s DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund and then refined its quantitative models to branch into artificial intelligence. Liang Wenfeng, who founded DeepSeek in 2023, was born in southern China’s Guangdong …

Feng Ji, producer of Myth: Wukong, hails DeepSeek AI as ‘a technology game-changer for China!’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Feng Ji, producer of Myth: Wukong, hails DeepSeek AI as ‘a technology game-changer for China!’

Live Mint  

A groundbreaking development by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has sparked a global frenzy, with many in China celebrating it as a historic milestone that could reshape the future of technology. Dubbed by tech leaders like Marc Andreessen as "AI's Sputnik moment," the launch of DeepSeek’s cheaper, open-source artificial intelligence model has turned heads worldwide, even rattling stock markets. Feng Ji, …

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI app shaking up the tech market?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI app shaking up the tech market?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new AI chatbot from …

Meet Liang Wenfeng, the ‘nerdy guy with a terrible hairstyle’ who founded DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meet Liang Wenfeng, the ‘nerdy guy with a terrible hairstyle’ who founded DeepSeek

Firstpost  

There’s a new name in the AI world: China’s Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, the new AI startup. After all, he’s the man behind the powerful Chinese AI model, DeepSeek R1, which has stunned industry insiders and analysts and rattled nerves on Wall Street. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng: From hedge fund manager to AI start-up Liang Wenfeng has emerged …

Who is Liang Wenfeng? Chinese businessman behind DeepSeek, AI App which overtook ChatGPT, spooked US markets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who is Liang Wenfeng? Chinese businessman behind DeepSeek, AI App which overtook ChatGPT, spooked US markets

Live Mint  

China's AI company, DeepSeek, has shaken the AI industry and the markets after it took over its rival ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app in the US. In 2021, he started buying thousands of Nvidia graphics processors as an AI side project before the Joe Biden-led US government restricted US exports of AI chips to China, according to the …

DeepSeek: Mysterious Chinese AI becomes the world’s most popular app
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek: Mysterious Chinese AI becomes the world’s most popular app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, which its creators say “tops the leaderboard among open-source models and rivals …

Liang Wenfeng, the 39-year-old behind AI disruptor DeepSeek
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Liang Wenfeng, the 39-year-old behind AI disruptor DeepSeek

India Today  

First came ChatGPT, then Gemini, followed by Grok but when DeepSeek came - it sent shockwaves across the tech industry, made investors anxious and wiped off $1 trillion from US tech giants in a day. DeepSeek is just a 20-month-old startup but it has not only captured the world’s attention with its groundbreaking AI assistant, but it's also disrupted the …

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — People across China are hailing the success of homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company’s newest artificial intelligence model sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street. “DeepSeek makes Meta panic,” said another, in reference to the US tech giant that’s invested heavily in developing its own AI models. Liang appeared to …

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — People across China are hailing the success of homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company’s newest artificial intelligence model sent shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street. “DeepSeek makes Meta panic,” said another, in reference to the US tech giant that’s invested heavily in developing its own AI models. Liang appeared to …

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the US stock market?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the US stock market?

New Indian Express  

A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the US and China in developing AI technology. “The models they built are fantastic, but they aren’t miracles either,” said Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon, who follows the semiconductor industry and was one …

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company upending the stock market?

Associated Press  

A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China in developing AI technology. “But I think the price points freaked people out.” The ‘Sputnik’ backdrop Behind the drama over DeepSeek’s technical capabilities is a debate within the …

What is DeepSeek? Chinese AI model outshining ChatGPT and shaking up the AI world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek? Chinese AI model outshining ChatGPT and shaking up the AI world

Hindustan Times  

A Chinese AI startup has shaken the Silicon Valley after presenting breakthrough artificial intelligence models that are now overtaking world's best AI models at a fraction of the cost. DeepSeek’s AI models have reportedly been developed at a fraction of the cost compared to OpenAI and Meta. The one thing that sets DeepSeek R1, which is said to mimic human …

Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, China's OpenAI rival?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, China's OpenAI rival?

Hindustan Times  

Chinese artificial intelligence research lab DeepSeek gained global attention after it released its open-source AI model, DeepSeek-R1, last week, rivalling industry giants like OpenAI. Chinese startup DeepSeek's eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.'s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America's lead in AI. “Basic science research rarely offers high returns …

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?

CNN  

CNN — A surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model has taken the technology industry by storm. The new AI model was developed by DeepSeek, a startup that was born just a year ago and has somehow managed a breakthrough that famed tech investor Marc Andreessen has called “AI’s Sputnik moment”: R1 can nearly match the capabilities of its far …

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?

CNN  

CNN — A surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model has taken the technology industry by storm. The new AI model was developed by DeepSeek, a startup that was born just a year ago and has somehow managed a breakthrough that famed tech investor Marc Andreessen has called “AI’s Sputnik moment”: R1 can nearly match the capabilities of its far …

How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
2 months ago

How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI

Wired  

On January 20, DeepSeek, a relatively unknown AI research lab from China, released an open source model that’s quickly become the talk of the town in Silicon Valley. “Unlike many Chinese AI firms that rely heavily on access to advanced hardware, DeepSeek has focused on maximizing software-driven resource optimization,” explains Marina Zhang, an associate professor at the University of Technology …

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