Current:Home > ContactDeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI? -Elevate Capital Network
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
View
Date:2025-04-18 16:19:02
Did AI just have a "Sputnik moment"?
That's what someinvestors, after the little known Chinese startup DeepSeek released a chatbot that experts say holds its own against industry leaders, like OpenAI and Google, despite being made with less money and computing power.
Buzz around DeepSeek built into a wave of concern that hammered tech stocks on Monday. It wiped almost $600bn from chipmaker Nvidia's market value.
Not iterative or evolutionary, but pathbreaking
"This is, I think, something that has really shown to some degree how much the U.S. was living in a bubble," said Antonia Hmaidi, a senior analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
- Sha'Carri Richardson wins gold in Paris, but her Olympics story remains a mystery
- Golden Steph: Curry’s late barrage seals another Olympic men’s basketball title, as US beats France
- One Extraordinary (Olympic) Photo: Francisco Seco captures unusual image at rhythmic gymnastics
- Video shows dog chewing cellphone battery pack, igniting fire in Oklahoma home
- Winter is coming for US men's basketball. Serbia game shows it's almost here.
- Paris Olympics live updates: Rai Benjamin wins 400 hurdles; US women win 4x100 relay gold
- More than 100 neglected dogs, horses, birds, pet cockroaches rescued from California home
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Cardi B says she felt 'paralyzed' after 'freak accident' almost caused loss of pregnancy
Ranking
- Elon Musk’s Daughter Vivian Calls Him “Absolutely Pathetic” and a “Serial Adulterer”
- Score 50% off Old Navy Activewear This Weekend Only: Leggings, Skorts, Bras, Tanks & More Starting at $8
- Former wrestler Kevin Sullivan, best known as The Taskmaster, dies at the age of 74
- Deion Sanders reveals he is not happy with CBS, also trolls Pittsburgh coach at news event
- The 'Rebel Ridge' trailer is here: Get an exclusive first look at Netflix movie
- The Daily Money: Can you get cash from the Cash App settlement?
- American Rai Benjamin wins gold in men's 400 hurdles, avenges loss to Norway in Tokyo
- Lydia Ko claims Olympic gold as USA's Nelly Korda, Rose Zhang fail to medal
Recommendation
Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
Travis Scott Arrested After Alleged Altercation With Security Guard in Paris, Prosecutors Say
Paris Olympics live updates: USA men's basketball, USWNT win gold medals
Olympic medal count today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Aug. 10?
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
How USWNT's 'Triple Trouble' are delivering at Olympics — and having a blast doing it
How USWNT's 'Triple Trouble' are delivering at Olympics — and having a blast doing it
‘Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict