According to Odaily, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently expressed his admiration for DeepSeek's R1 model on X, highlighting its impressive performance, particularly in terms of cost-effectiveness. Altman acknowledged the presence of new competitors in the field, which he finds exciting, and mentioned that OpenAI plans to release new versions of its models. He emphasized the importance of continuing their research roadmap and noted the increasing need for computational power to achieve their mission. Altman anticipates that the next generation of AI models will be remarkable and looks forward to sharing advancements in artificial general intelligence (AGI) and other areas.