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DeepSeek

Waiting for DeepSeek: New model to test China’s AI ambitions

DeepSeek started life in 2023 as a side project of a hedge fund that had access to a cache of powerful Nvidia processors.
DeepSeek started life in 2023 as a side project of a hedge fund that had access to a cache of powerful Nvidia processors.

DeepSeek goes down for seven hours in biggest outage since debut

The outage in China is a first for DeepSeek, which has maintained close to 99 per cent operational record since debut.
The outage in China is a first for DeepSeek, which has maintained close to 99 per cent operational record since debut.

Anthropic says China’s AI tigers are copycats

America’s top AI labs have accused Chinese rivals of 'distillation attacks' ahead of the widely-anitcipated launch of DeepSeek’s newest model,
America’s top AI labs have accused Chinese rivals of 'distillation attacks' ahead of the widely-anitcipated launch of DeepSeek’s newest model,

China’s DeepSeek trained its AI model on Nvidia’s best chip despite US ban

China hawks in the US fear advanced chips can supercharge China's military.
China hawks in the US fear advanced chips can supercharge China's military.

US AI giant Anthropic accuses Chinese rivals of mass data theft

Anthropic said on Feb 24 it had uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms, including DeepSeek, to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot.
Anthropic said on Feb 24 it had uncovered campaigns by three Chinese AI firms, including DeepSeek, to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude chatbot.

China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners

For now though, each new AI development is being viewed by China investors as a catalyst not only for the developers but also for the users of the new tools.
For now though, each new AI development is being viewed by China investors as a catalyst not only for the developers but also for the users of the new tools.

OpenAI accuses DeepSeek of unfairly extracting results from US AI models to gain an edge

OpenAI claims DeepSeek is using unfair and increasingly sophisticated methods to extract results from leading US AI models to train the next generation of its R1 chatbot.
OpenAI claims DeepSeek is using unfair and increasingly sophisticated methods to extract results from leading US AI models to train the next generation of its R1 chatbot.

ByteDance’s TikTok playbook is winning consumer AI

A man in Hangzhou walking past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok. Bytedance is now targeting the AI consumer market using the TikTok formula for user engagement.
A man in Hangzhou walking past a sign of Chinese company ByteDance's app TikTok. Bytedance is now targeting the AI consumer market using the TikTok formula for user engagement.

Six months after DeepSeek’s breakthrough, China speeds on with AI

The importance of artificial intelligence for China is through its adoption, adaptation and diffusion, that is, spreading the use of the technology more broadly.
The importance of artificial intelligence for China is through its adoption, adaptation and diffusion, that is, spreading the use of the technology more broadly.

DeepSeek, Trump’s plan steer agenda at China’s premier AI forum

DeepSeek’s no-frills approach inspired a re-think of traditional models.
DeepSeek’s no-frills approach inspired a re-think of traditional models.

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