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DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded by Liang Wenfeng. Its low-cost AI model was developed with significantly fewer computing resources than those of bigger US tech firms like OpenAI and Meta.
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Last January, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng met the Chinese premier in the same setting following the start-up’s rapid rise to prominence.

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DeepSeek’s AI technique for long texts questioned by new research

AI models face a critical limitation known as the long-context bottleneck, which restricts their ability to process lengthy documents.

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OpenAI sees another ‘seismic shock’ from China as talks swirl of DeepSeek launch

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DeepSeek founder’s latest paper proposes new model training to bypass GPU limits

The development underscores the start-up’s focus on maximising cost efficiency amid a deficit in computational power relative to the US.

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DeepSeek founder’s High-Flyer ranks among China’s top hedge-fund firms in 2025

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But some buyers also express concerns over use of the technology in toys for children.

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Core team of Chinese researchers behind AI model R1 remains intact: DeepSeek

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DeepSeek to customise namesake chatbot for Italian users following probe

The firm agrees to a package of commitments, including tackling AI model ‘hallucination’ issues, with the Italian Competition Authority.

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China’s DeepSeek adds advanced ‘thinking’ feature amid buzz over next model

Hangzhou-based AI start-up installs ‘interleaved thinking’ as monthly users surge 90 per cent to nearly 131.5 million.

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Chinese quant fund joins DeepSeek in AI race with LLM rivalling GPT-5.1, Claude

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China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026

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DeepSeek proposes fundamental AI shift with ‘mHC’ architecture to upgrade ResNet

The paper comes at a time when most AI start-ups have been focusing on turning AI capabilities in LLMs into agents and other products.

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DeepSeek opens 2026 with paper signalling race to train bigger models for less

DeepSeek has published a technical paper co-authored by founder Liang Wenfeng proposing a rethink of its core deep learning architecture.

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For industry watchers, DeepSeek’s papers often provide an important early signal of the engineering choices that will shape the start-up’s next major model release. Photo: Getty
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ByteDance, other major Chinese tech firms lead local consumer AI market: report

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