AI, DeepSeek and China

China’s new AI star DeepSeek grew on more than a shoestring budget
The developer of the chatbot that shocked U.S. incumbents had access to Nvidia chips that its parent company providentially acquired just before a 2022 U.S. export ban.
How DeepSeek Has Blown Open AI Race Between US and China
The sudden success of the Chinese AI startup took the tech world by surprise. Newsweek explores the impact on the U.S.'s lead in the industry
China heralds DeepSeek as a symbol of AI advancements amid U.S. restrictions
U.S. companies were spooked when the Chinese startup released models said to match or outperform leading American ones at a fraction of the cost.
China’s AI Shock? What DeepSeek Disrupts (and Doesn’t)
DeepSeek’s success is not based on outperforming its U.S. counterparts, but on delivering similar results at significantly lower costs. The AI price war has begun.
Italy bans China's DeepSeek AI over data use concerns
Italy's digital information watchdog called for the government to block DeepSeek, China's new artificial intelligence chatbot after it said its company failed to turn over operation information to regulators.
China’s DeepSeek disrupts American plans for AI dominance
The sudden rise of Chinese AI app DeepSeek has leaders in Washington and Silicon Valley grappling with how to keep the United States ahead in the crucial technology.
Why Blocking China's DeepSeek From Using US AI May Be Difficult
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of U.S. rivals called "distillation." The technique,
Why blocking China’s DeepSeek from using tech from US AI rivals may be difficult
Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China's DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of US rivals called "distillation."
Italy blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek, opens investigation into data use
The country's data watchdog says the firm gave it 'completely insufficient' answers to questions about what it does with user information Italy's Data Protection Agency on Thursday launched an investigation into the AI chatbot of Chinese start-up DeepSeek and said it had blocked it from processing Italian users' data.
China celebrates DeepSeek’s breakout AI success as tech race heats up
People across China have taken to social media to hail the success of its homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, ...
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How China created AI model DeepSeek and shocked the world
Government policies, generous funding and a pipeline of AI graduates have helped Chinese firms create advanced LLMs.
US should 'steal' China's best AI talent to keep pace, Senate hears
The US should welcome China's best scientific minds into its universities to compete with the mainland's success in AI, ...
DeepSeek fallout: GOP Sen Josh Hawley seeks to cut off all US-China collaboration on AI development
This week the U.S. tech sector was routed by the Chinese launch of DeepSeek, and Sen. Josh Hawley is putting forth ...
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China’s Alibaba joins AI battle, says new model superior to ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Llama
China's Alibaba unveils new AI model Qwen 2.5 Max, claiming it outperforms ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Llama in the AI race.
Tech war: Huawei cloud unit powers DeepSeek models in China's bid for AI autonomy
The cloud-computing unit of Huawei Technologies has worked overtime with a local company during the Lunar New Year holidays ...
Mixture-Of-Experts AI Reasoning Models Suddenly Taking Center Stage Due To China’s DeepSeek Shock-And-Awe
Mixture-of-experts (MoE) is an architecture used in some AI and LLMs. DeepSeek garnered big headlines and uses MoE. Here are ...
AI chipmaker Cerebras says it’s been ‘crushed with demand’ for China’s DeepSeek from business customers
The upstart AI chip company Cerebras has started offering China’s market-shaking DeepSeek on its U.S. servers. Cerebras makes ...