Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company from China, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI rivaling top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly remarkable given the US sanctions on China for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the global AI race.