
DeepSeek's cheap chatbot: A win for AI efficiency or a climate risk?
Deccan ChronicleChinese artificial intelligence startup company DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans. People flock to new DeepSeek assistant DeepSeek’s claims of building its impressive chatbot on a budget drew curiosity that helped make its AI assistant the No. It’s been axiomatic that U.S. tech giants must spend much more on building out data centers and other infrastructure to train and run their AI systems. Experts think that if AI is more efficient, it will be used more, so energy demand will still grow When there’s an innovative technology that’s useful to the general population and it’s affordable, people will use it, said Vic Shao, founder of DC Grid, which delivers off-grid, direct current power to data centers and electric vehicle charging stations.
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