DeepSeek's Disruption in AI

This chapter explores the rise of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot that stirred global apprehensions regarding China's potential to surpass US AI developments. It examines the significant implications of DeepSeek's cost-effective model on the tech industry, including its impact on chip manufacturers like NVIDIA and the skepticism surrounding its privacy practices. The chapter highlights the broader questions of innovation stagnation in tech and the geopolitical concerns linked to DeepSeek's origins and connections.