China's ChatGPT-killer DeepSeek has OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta and Google worried
DeepSeek’s real achievement lies in its ability to develop a cutting-edge AI model while spending a fraction of what its US counterparts have. OpenAI’s development of GPT-4 cost upwards of $100 million, yet DeepSeek claims it spent just $5.6 million to bring DeepSeek-V3 to life While US companies like OpenAI and Meta have opted for proprietary models, keeping their cutting-edge AI behind paywalls, DeepSeek has made its technology available to the world for free. DeepSeek’s low-cost, high-impact model DeepSeek’s real achievement lies in its ability to develop a cutting-edge AI model while spending a fraction of what its US counterparts have. While US companies like OpenAI and Meta have opted for proprietary models, keeping their cutting-edge AI behind paywalls, DeepSeek has made its technology available to the world for free. Critics fear that DeepSeek’s AI models could reflect China’s political views and restrictions, especially around sensitive topics such as Taiwan or the Tiananmen Square protests.
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