Deepseek
AI research lab advancing large language models with their Deepseek series trained on diverse datasets and focused on knowledge-intensive tasks.
Key Highlights
Founded in May 2023 by hedge fund manager Liang Wenfeng (High-Flyer Quant).
Fully funded by High-Flyer Quant, allowing focus on long-term R&D.
Known for efficient model training, claiming low costs for models like R1.
Releases many powerful open-source models (e.g., DeepSeek Coder, V2, V3, R1).
DeepSeek-R1 (671B parameters) focuses on reasoning via reinforcement learning.
Developed specialized models like Janus-Pro (vision) and Coder.
Offers very competitive API pricing for its models.
Sparked debate about US chip export controls effectiveness.
Faces scrutiny over data privacy (China-based) and potential censorship.
Reported cybersecurity incidents (DDoS, database exposure) after R1 launch.