DeepSeek's Open Source AI Shakes Silicon Valley

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-29T11:40:24.620220+05:30

- DeepSeek's R1 AI model uses less computing power and is open source, disrupting Silicon Valley. - Founder Liang Wenfeng's background includes starting investment firm Jacobi and AI-supported hedge fund High-Flyer. - DeepSeek app tops App Store charts, impacting competitors like ChatGPT and causing Nvidia shares to tumble. Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/28/who-is-liang-wenfeng-deepseek-founder-comes-from-ai-investing/)

DeepSeek's R1 AI model uses less computing power and is open source, disrupting Silicon Valley.
Founder Liang Wenfeng's background includes starting investment firm Jacobi and AI-supported hedge fund High-Flyer.
DeepSeek app tops App Store charts, impacting competitors like ChatGPT and causing Nvidia shares to tumble.

Source: TechCrunch