Chinese researchers launch DeepSeek-R1, an open-source rival to ChatGPT

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Chinese researchers have developed an open-source AI model called DeepSeek-R1, which competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Released on January 20, 2025, it reportedly outperforms ChatGPT's latest version in various tasks while being significantly cheaper to produce. DeepSeek-R1 follows the earlier model DeepSeek-V3, launched in December 2024. Both models were created quickly and at a fraction of the cost compared to their U.S. counterparts, raising concerns in Silicon Valley about China's advancements in AI technology. The new models utilize fewer computing resources, achieving results with less than half the graphics processing units needed by competitors. This efficiency, along with their open-weight design, has garnered attention from scientists and investors in the AI field.


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