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DeepSeek may be about to shake up the AI world again - what we know
The Chinese company sent ripples of anxiety throughout Silicon Valley earlier this year with the release of R1. Could it have the same effect again with an even more powerful system?
The company aims to release an AI agent to compete with similar models from OpenAI, Google, and other tech giants by the end of this year, according to a Thursday report from Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources. The sudden appearance of R1 seemed to upset the "bigger is better" paradigm, which by then had become deeply entrenched in Silicon Valley and is based on the premise that advanced models require gargantuan quantities of data -- and money -- to build. Washington is also likely to be warily awaiting further news from DeepSeek; the sudden and tumultuous arrival of R1 earlier this year rattled US policymakers who fear China could gain a competitive edge in the AI race.
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