Chinese Companies Rush to Put DeepSeek in Everything
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Summary
Chinese startup DeepSeek has become a sensation after its AI was found to be resource-efficient with cutting-edge capabilities.
Numerous Chinese companies have announced that they are incorporating DeepSeek’s open-source models into their businesses, from automakers to nuclear power plants, in a frenzy similar to that surrounding ChatGPT in late 2022.
Some of these uses make sense, while others are to gain publicity, boost national pride, and attract investors.
One reason DeepSeek has been so successful is that its models are affordable and easy to use and arrived at a time when Chinese companies were already looking for ways to transform their products with AI.
It’s also “cool from a marketing perspective”, with its strong reception overseas fueling national pride and a belief that China can overcome US chip sanctions.
However, some companies are just riding the attention wave and will struggle to benefit from DeepSeek’s AI.
