"DeepSeek" - China AI App Shakes Up Tech Markets

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjr85l2e4l4t
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14329549/ai-software-tech-google-openai-deepseek-china-startup.html
Chinese start-up DeepSeek sent big tech companies into a
spiral with the release of its Artificial Intelligence chatbot.
DeepSeek's AI Assistant is said to perform on-par with
ChatGPT at a fraction of the price.
After its release in January 2025, it quickly became the
most-downloaded free app on the Apple Store.
The US stock market lost $1 trillion overnight as investors
lost confidence in Western dominance in the AI sector.
. . .
   Chinese developers are very CLEVER, no more
   dismissing them. Apparently this system/interface
   was built WAY cheaper than possible in the West.
   That our Big AI interests could be so easily
   undercut has punished the stock markets -
   especially NASDAQ - today.
   It remains to be seen if DeepSeek as "as good" as
   Chat and friends - but even if it's just "good
   enough" it represents a PROBLEM.
   Somebody DID try feeding it some questions about
   China politics ... and it hedged its answers  :-)
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