DeepSeek, a Chinese tech startup, garnered attention for its new low-cost AI model, R1, just before China’s New Year, leading to notable stock sell-offs in the U.S. market. State media praised the company for its groundbreaking work that has challenged U.S. restrictions on semiconductor chips pivotal for AI. Additionally, Alibaba launched its own AI model claiming superiority over U.S. counterparts, prompting discussions about the resilience of U.S. AI dominance and the implications of export control policies. High-profile figures like Satya Nadella acknowledged the developments from China as critical and necessitating serious consideration by global tech leaders.
As if to reinforce the point, on Wednesday, the first day of the Year of the Snake, Alibaba released its own new A.I. model, which the company claimed "outperforms" competing products.
Liang Wenfeng's meeting with Premier Li Qiang highlighted DeepSeek's success, defying U.S. restrictions on high-performance semiconductor chips for A.I. training.
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