Chinese AI startup DeepSeek recently released an advanced language model that is challenging major US tech companies. The model, known as DeepSeek R1, offers performance comparable to OpenAI models such as ChatGPT, but at a significantly lower cost and with lower power consumption. Financial Times
This innovation led to a sharp drop in the shares of companies such as Nvidia, which saw a 17.5% reduction in its market value, resulting in a loss of approximately 600 billion dollars. Cadena SER
Additionally, the DeepSeek app quickly became the most downloaded app on Apple stores in the United States and China, surpassing ChatGPT in popularity. THE TIME
The DeepSeek R1 model is notable for its nearly open source code, low cost, and high efficiency. Experts say it can solve mathematical problems with 97% accuracy and outperform 96% of humans in programming tests. ElHuffPost
These developments indicate that China is rapidly advancing in the field of artificial intelligence, challenging US supremacy and altering the balance of the global technology market.
DeepSeek: The Chinese AI revolution that shook the technology market
