DeepSeek

DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that gained prominence a year ago with the release of an AI model that challenged existing assumptions about China's AI capabilities, particularly in the face of US technology restrictions. This event, dubbed the "DeepSeek moment," is seen as a catalyst for China's AI ambitions and a potential "Sputnik moment." Recently, DeepSeek has been in the news for upgrading its optical character recognition (OCR) model, DeepSeek-OCR 2, by incorporating Alibaba Cloud's open-source Qwen2-0.5b model to enhance performance. Google research has also found that DeepSeek's AI models exhibit characteristics of human collective intelligence. The company's founder, Liang Wenfeng, has also brought attention to his hometown, turning it into a tourist destination. DeepSeek's advancements are significant in the context of China's broader push for technological self-reliance and innovation in AI, 6G, and robotics, as emphasized by President Xi Jinping.