DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, focuses on creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.