DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Established recently by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at a fraction of the cost and computing power. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.