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Sam Altman Praises DeepSeek's Affordable AI Model

CosmicTaco · 2025-01-28T11:19:41.182076+05:30

- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lauded Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 model as 'impressive', highlighting its cost-efficiency. - DeepSeek's R1 model is significantly cheaper than OpenAI's, using less than $6M for training with Nvidia H800 chips. - Altman emphasized the importance of greater computing power for OpenAI's success, despite DeepSeek's disruptive market impact. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-chief-altman-says-deepseeks-r1-model-impressive-2025-01-28/)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lauded Chinese startup DeepSeek's R1 model as 'impressive', highlighting its cost-efficiency.
DeepSeek's R1 model is significantly cheaper than OpenAI's, using less than $6M for training with Nvidia H800 chips.
Altman emphasized the importance of greater computing power for OpenAI's success, despite DeepSeek's disruptive market impact.

Source: Reuters