How Freaked Out Should We Really Be About Communist China’s New AI Model?

How Freaked Out Should We Really Be About Communist China’s New AI Model?

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, sent tech stocks reeling after it claimed to outperform U.S. counterparts at a fraction of the cost.

We tested DeepSeek's new artificial intelligence in several areas and compared its capabilities with ChatGPT's. The result is similar, but it doesn't matter how you look at it: if you add how much cheaper DeepSeek's solution can be, the picture is different. Just don't let the harsh censorship get in the way.

Everyone Is Talking About DeepSeek AI, but Is It Really THAT Good? I Tested It Against GPT-o1 and Claude – Cloud PR Wire

The new DeepSeek R1 model from China launched last week. If you’re into AI or even into technology more broadly, it was hard to miss the news. Everyone was talking about it. But it’s not just that. It’s the way everyone was talking about it. I was left with the impression that DeepSeek is going to drive a stake through the heart of OpenAI and Anthropic.

Everyone Is Talking About DeepSeek AI, but Is It Really THAT Good? I Tested It Against GPT-o1 and Claude

The new DeepSeek R1 model from China launched last week. If you're into AI or even into technology more broadly, it was hard to miss the news. Everyone was talking about it. But it's not just that. It's the way everyone was talking about it. I was left with the impression that DeepSeek is going to drive a stake through the heart of OpenAI and Anthropic.

A new version of the Chinese artificial intelligence DeepSeek was released on January 10, 2025, and within two weeks it became more popular among AppStore users than the much more expensive American ChatGPT. This triggered a sharp sell-off in shares of American technology companies, but at the same time, DeepSeek's success raised concerns about Chinese censorship of such a widespread service.