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DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded by Liang Wenfeng. Its low-cost AI model was developed with significantly fewer computing resources than those of bigger US tech firms like OpenAI and Meta.
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China’s eastern, southern economic powerhouses vie for innovation leadership

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China’s MiniMax, Moonshot top AI token use ranking, ending year of US dominance

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Anthropic’s allegations against Chinese firms expose AI training grey area

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Index compiler MSCI tilts towards Chinese tech stocks in latest revamp

A net 21 stocks were added to the MSCI China Index, including SenseTime, Pony.ai and Hesai Technology.

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The upgrade will allow DeepSeek’s AI model to remember and process more information in a single conversation or task.

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ByteDance joins Chinese rivals offering freebies in bid to acquire AI app users

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China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services

The two cases are among five examples made public by SAMR as it steps up efforts to fight unfair competition in China’s AI industry.

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US and China defence sectors emerge as key battlegrounds in the race for AI

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Chinese AI firms defend safety practices, push back on Western criticism

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Concerns about the risks of Chinese AI models held back some global users from adopting them, with DeepSeek banned or restricted in more than 10 countries. Photo: Shutterstock
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Compact AI model from China’s StepFun outshines rivals from DeepSeek, Moonshot

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