DeepSeek Unveils Update to R1 Model as AI Race Heats Up

DeepSeek mentioned it has upgraded the R1 artificial-intelligence mannequin that helped propel the Chinese startup to world prominence earlier this yr. 

DeepSeek accomplished what it described as a “minor trial upgrade” and advised customers they’ll begin testing it, in accordance to an organization consultant’s put up in an official WeChat group on Wednesday. 

The Hangzhou-based startup surprised the worldwide tech trade in January when it unveiled R1, an AI mannequin that outperformed Western gamers on a number of standardized metrics, purportedly at a price of simply a number of million {dollars}. That triggered a rout in world tech shares as buyers questioned whether or not main companies would nonetheless want to spend vital quantities to construct AI providers.

The debut of R1 additionally set off a race to launch further AI fashions in China. Founder Liang Wenfeng grew to become an emblem of the nation’s capacity to compete with the very best of Silicon Valley.

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