DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, focuses on creating open-source large language models. Established recently by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has made waves in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.