DeepSeek AI is a new open source AI model out of China that claims to be outperforming OpenAI, Google and Meta.

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech world with the release of their new model, positioning itself as a formidable competitor to American tech titans like OpenAI, Google,

The start-up had become a key player in the “Chinese Large-Model Technology Avengers Team” that would counter US AI dominance, said another. China’s delight, however, spelled pain for several giant US technology companies as investors questioned whether DeepSeek’s breakthrough undermined the case for their colossal spending on AI infrastructure.

KEY TAKEAWAYS OpenAI said Wednesday that it is probing whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek improperly used its data to launch the low-cost model that spooked markets Monday.The comment by OpenAI follows a Bloomberg report that both OpenAI and its biggest backer Microsoft are investigating DeepSeek's model.