DeepSeek is the app based on the DeepSeek-V3 artificial intelligence model. The software was developed in China, and researchers who worked on the project say production costs were less than $6 million, virtually nothing compared to the resources needed to develop the US models. The data, to be confirmed, is scaring the markets.
He was convinced of it too Donald Trump. Less than a week between the stack of executive orders signed by the new president of the United States there was also the green light for the Stargate project, a super hub of artificial intelligence which should raise around 500 billion dollars in investments. The goal was clear: assert US dominance in the artificial intelligence market. A record that until a few hours ago he seemed untouchable.
The signals coming from the markets they are not good. Nvidia shares fell by 10%those of Oracle of8% and Nasdaq futures lost the 4%. And all because there is a Chinese app that is climbing the industry rankings of artificial intelligence. Is called DeepSeekit can be used for free and above all it is based on the model DeepSeek-V3an open source project and much cheaper than competitors.
How DeepSeek works and why it can become a competitor to ChatGPT
According to the researchers who worked on DeepSeek, explains BBC, the cost of producing this chatbot would have been just under 6 million dollars. News which, if complied with, would make it significantly cheaper than its US rivals. At the base of everything is efficiency: DeepSeek guarantees the same performance with one reduced computing power. At the moment it can also be found in Italy: it is available on both the App Store and the Play Store. Alternatively you can use it from the browser from the DeepSeek.com website. The registration processgiven the accesses, it turns out a little slowed down.
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DeepSeek’s effect on the markets
DeepSeek has currently surpassed ChatGPT in the download charts on the US App Store. Certain. ChatGT has been on the market for quite some time and therefore it is also probable that it has already been downloaded by a large number of users interested in this technology. However, the signal is clear. Also because the latest chatbot to arrive from China was called Ernie Bot and was not a particularly exciting tool.
The Reuters news agency has collected some analysis on the collapse of the artificial intelligence giants. Let’s report that of Jon Withaarsenior portfolio manager at Pictet Asset Management: “It would be very positive if there really was a turning point in the cost of training models, going from over $100 million to this alleged figure of $6 million.”
The advantage is above all for the end users: “The costs are obviously much lower, which means a lower cost of access.” Of course, as mentioned, at the moment all the information is yet to be confirmed.
DeepSeek Censorship: We Asked About Tiananmen
Like many of the software born in China i first doubts about DeepSeek they were about censorship. There are already videos and screenshots circulating on social media with tests carried out on topics typically obscured by Beijing, starting from 1989 Tenanmen Square massacre. The average response from the chatbot is: “Let’s talk about something else.”
