DeepSeek: The Chinese AI App that has the world talking

A BBC technology report last year drew attention to an open-source AI system that is quietly becoming a major competitor to the emerging Western mega-products.

The controversy over DeepSeek has arisen because of accusations on intellectual property theft and its operation with strict political control.

According to the BBC, DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence app that is rapidly gaining market share, while the market share of Western apps such as NVIDIA were falling dramatically.

DeepSeek gained global attention by building powerful AI models at a fraction of the cost and with far fewer computer chips than major competitors like OpenAI.

Its flagship models, such as DeepSeek R1, excel at complex logic, maths and coding by using advanced problem-solving steps before answering.

The company shares the weights and designs of its models openly, allowing developers worldwide to use and study its technology.

Interest in the potential dangers of advanced AI systems going rogue has increased attention to DeepSeek and the confederacy of what Donald Trump recently reclassified as super intelligences.

He also reassured his audience that all will remain well as long as a super-intelligent leader remains in charge.