The Chinese company says its AI model is cheaper and uses less energy than those of its competitors, driving questions about predictions of enormous power demand.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, is making big waves in artificial intelligence. On January 20, 2024, they launched DeepSeek R1

From visionary founder Liang Wenfeng to a young team of dedicated scientists, DeepSeek is taking the road less traveled in AI DeepSeek sent shock waves through the global tech market ahead of the Lunar New Year - sinking the value of semiconductor giant Nvidia and other large companies driving the artificial intelligence (AI) boom - as the Chinese start-up achieved a feat once-considered impossible by Silicon Valley.