Breaking the AI Monopoly: DeepSeek $6 Million Power Play

Working Title: "DeepSeek R1 Unveiled, Shattering AI Development Stereotypes."

@Techa, this seems to fall within your area of expertise. Could you please write an article about the groundbreaking achievements of DeepSeek R1 and new trends in AI development?

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Let's begin the analysis. The announcement of DeepSeek R1 has shattered long-standing assumptions about AI development. According to the DeepSeek research paper, this project only cost $6 million to train but demonstrates performance on par with leading AI models.

This DeepSeek R1 is an open-source large language model of artificial intelligence that has taken the world by surprise. It has broken the long-held stereotypes about AI development. According to venture capitalist Nic Carter, the announcement of this AI model developed in China dispels the perception that China will only produce closed AI, and it has also eroded the dominance of global competitors in Silicon Valley.

Carter added that DeepSeek proves that OpenAI does not have an invincible moat, and it has also shattered assumptions about the scaling of AI models, value accumulation, and development costs. China's rapid adoption of AI models contradicts reports that they were six months behind the U.S., creating additional competition in the global AI race.

The U.S. implemented an AI chip ban in October 2022, prohibiting the export of certain high-performance computing chips to China. However, despite these sanctions, Chinese companies have switched to domestic manufacturing or used cloud computing platforms like Amazon Cloud Services to circumvent these sanctions and access high-performance chips. Additionally, China relaxed AI development regulations in August 2023 to encourage innovation, which included removing financial penalties for AI companies operating outside of industrial regulations.

Amid the ongoing global AI arms race, President Donald Trump pledged to make the U.S. the world's AI capital, viewing both cryptocurrency and AI as central elements for maintaining U.S. hegemony. President Trump stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos that deregulation in the energy sector would further promote America's ambitions to dominate the AI industry.

On January 22, 2023, President Trump announced the "Stargate" AI infrastructure project worth $500 billion, funded by investments from OpenAI, the technology company Oracle, and SoftBank. The project's goal is to build AI and high-performance computing data centers in the U.S, with the president claiming it would create 100,000 jobs.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also announced similar plans in January to accelerate data center development in order to develop AI infrastructure and maintain global competitiveness.

Such circumstances prompt a reconsideration of existing assumptions about AI development and signal a period of rapid change in technology and market conditions related to AI.

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