Mon, 27 Jan, 2025 - 18:35 What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector? The Chinese start-up says its latest AI model is on a par or better than industry-leading models, such as ChatGPT, in the United States at a fraction of the cost Eduardo Baptista <p class="">Chinese start-up DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order.</p><p class="">The company has attracted attention in global AI circles after writing in a paper last month that the training of DeepSeek-V3 required less than $6 million (€5.7 million) worth of computing power from Nvidia H800 chips.</p><p class="">DeepSeek's AI Assistant, powered by DeepSeek-V3, has overtaken rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States.</p><p class="">This has raised doubts about the reasoning behind some US tech companies' decision to pledge billions of dollars in AI investment and shares of several big tech players, including Nvidia, have been hit.</p><p class="">Below are some facts about the company shaking up the AI sector worldwide.</p><p class=""><strong><span class="contextmenu emphasis">Why is DeepSeek causing a stir">A similar symposium last year was attended by Baidu CEO Robin Li. - Reuters</p> USChinaTrumptechnologyNvidiaAI Bruce Springsteen ed by Paul McCartney at Liverpool concert READ NOW
