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The Current

Why did AI chatbot DeepSeek stun the tech world?

Jan 29, 2025
09:26

DeepSeek, an AI chatbot from China, rattled the stock market this week when its sudden rise caught the tech industry off guard. Tech reporter Rashi Shrivastava explains what makes it different — and why she’s been hesitant to test it out herself.

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