The launch of DeepSeek R1 has sparked diverse reactions across the tech world. As a new AI model from China, it challenges existing giants and raises questions about future AI dynamics.

Investors say the latest AI model released by China’s equivalent to OpenAI has the potential to disrupt the United States’ grip on generative AI technology.

Similar to ChatGPT, the chatbot can perform tasks such as answering questions, drafting content and helping users gather information.

Tech stocks slide as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek triggers fears of China overtaking the U.S. in the AI race. Read more.

When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene.

HONG KONG -- Expectations that China's DeepSeek will unleash a new era of cost-efficient large language model training for artificial intelligence are weighing on shares of Nvidia and other advanced AI chip-related companies, which fell in both the U.S. overnight and Asia on Monday.

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial-intelligence chatbot, has shocked Silicon Valley with its cost-effective approach—and rattled global tech investors. Shares in Japan’s [SoftBank Group](

DeepSeek’s innovative AI models are creating waves in the industry, posing a strong challenge to OpenAI and established tech giants.

Chinese startup DeepSeek’s eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America’s lead in AI.

DeepSeek has open-sourced its flagship models along with six smaller variants, ranging from 1.5 billion to 70 billion parameters.

DeepSeek, an AI startup just over a year old, stirred awe and consternation in Silicon Valley with its breakthrough artificial intelligence model that offered comparable performance to the world’s best chatbots at seemingly a fraction of the cost.