How DeepSeek ripped up the AI playbook—and why everyone’s going to follow its lead
Will Douglas Heaven
created: Jan. 31, 2025, 4:28 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.
When the Chinese firm DeepSeek dropped a large language model called R1 last week, it sent shock waves through the US tech industry. Not only did R1 match the best of the homegrown competition, it was built for a fraction of the cost—and given away for free.  The US stock market lost $1 trillion, President…
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