DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race

Young Chinese Turn to Digital Mysticism

At Project Sinopsis, Ansel Li examines how many young Chinese are seeking solace in mystical crystals and spirituality-based scams. Superstitious elements have blended with livestream- and app-driven hyperconsumerism; Li even attributes a substantial slice of homegrown AI champion DeepSeek’s public adoption to demand for AI-generated fortunes and horoscopes. This phenomenon is not merely a return to old habits or rural mysticism. It has become …

DeepSeek’s ‘Tech Madman’ Founder Is Threatening US Dominance in AI Race

The company’s sudden emergence illustrates how China’s industry is thriving despite Washington’s efforts to slow it down.

Dynamic Planner's Abhi Chatterjee: AI is a real game changer

The recent disruptive emergence of DeepSeek feels like it has the makings of a potential AI revolution. While I continue to watch and form my opinion, it’s apparent that in a field often defined by sheer computational muscle, DeepSeek’s solution offers an elegant approach, albeit an innovation which faces critical challenges. Day in, day out, I write code to process vast amounts of data and perform complex computations. What I truly desire is an…

DeepSeek puts an end to the myth of AI control by Silicon Valley, its R1 model, developed at a lower cost, and its fulcruming success in the United States undermines the sector's certaintiesDeepSeek's appearance has shattered the myth of an American technological monopoly on artificial intelligence.In less than two years, this Chinese company has managed to significantly narrow the gap between it and the American AI giants, notably through a bol…

Former DeepSeek employees, analysts, VCs, and executives detail how the Chinese AI company works and how it fits into China's broader AI ambitions

Bloomberg: Former DeepSeek employees, analysts, VCs, and executives detail how the Chinese AI company works and how it fits into China's broader AI ambitions  —  The company's sudden emergence illustrates how China's industry is thriving despite Washington's efforts to slow it down.