Is China's DeepSeek the Biggest AI Breakthrough Yet?

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has taken the tech world by storm with the release of its open reasoning model, R1. It’s said to outperform OpenAI’s models in some areas and cost just $5.6 million to train—way less than the hundreds of millions spent by big players like OpenAI and Google DeepMind. Its success, achieved despite U.S. sanctions, has sparked debates about the future of AI development.

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Yes, it's a game-changer.
42%
Too early to tell.
26%
No, just impressive.
22%
It's overhyped.
10%