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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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Liang’s quantitative hedge fund, High-Flyer, subscribes to more than 80,000 Moore Threads shares, which saw a stellar trading debut in Shanghai.

Liang Wenfeng, the founder and CEO of artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek. Photo: Shutterstock
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DeepSeek catching Google, OpenAI should spur US tech ‘code red’

The new version of DeepSeek’s AI model is competitive with Google and OpenAI, underscoring how Chinese developers are challenging the US even when forced to rely on less advanced chips.

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China’s DeepSeek challenges Google DeepMind with new AI model

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DeepSeek releases first open AI model with gold-level scores at maths olympiad

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DeepSeek on Thursday made its Math-V2 open-source AI model widely available. Photo: Shutterstock
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DeepSeek, Alibaba researchers endorse China’s AI regulatory framework

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Hong Kong’s HKChat raises AI expectations as 90,000 users join app in debut week

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AI scaling hasn’t reached a dead end yet, Chinese Google scientist says

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Hong Kong PolyU’s top AI expert Yang Hongxia eyes ‘last mile of generative AI’

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Chinese AI prodigy Luo Fuli joins Xiaomi as competition for talent heats up

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Why new model of China’s Moonshot AI stirs ‘DeepSeek moment’ debate

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China’s DeepSeek makes rare comment, calls for AI ‘whistle-blower’ on job losses

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China’s Moonshot AI launches new model lauded as No 1 among open-source systems

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