How DeepSeek stunned the AI industry – podcast

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Robert Booth reportsDeepSeek, the Chinese company behind the new AI chatbot R1, uses less computing power and fewer chips than its rivals, and claims the model is far cheaper".

Why is the US technology industry worried about Chinese company DeepSeek?

It’s sort of the biggest news in this space of AI chatbots since November 2022 when ChatGPT came out,” Robert Booth, the Guardian’s UK technology editor, tells Helen Pidd.Continue reading...

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Author / Journalist: Presented by Helen Pidd with Robert Booth; produced by Lucy Hough and Hannah Varrall; executive producer Elizabeth Cassin

Category: Artificial-intelligenceTechnology

Markets: United Kingdom

Topics: Artificial intelligence (AI) OpenAI ChatGPT Technology DeepSeek

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News Sentiment: Neutral

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2025-01-31 @ 03:00:43 (11 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: theguardian.com

Language: English

Article Length: 158 words

Reading Time: 1 minutes read

Sentences: 4 lines

Sentence Length: 40 words per sentence (average)

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Copyright Owner: © The Guardian

News ID: 25657253

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Official Website: theguardian.com

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Year Established: 1821

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