DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, specializes in developing open-source large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek has developed AI rivaling top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.