DeepSeek-R1, the latest large language model from Hangzhou-based AI company DeepSeek, has been taking the artificial intelligence ecosystem by storm. Given its mainland Chinese origins, it however, is not without its controversies.
The release of the latest version of the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek swiftly created a media and stock market storm as it, given the official costs of development, threw into disarray the massive investments made in Western AI companies.
