Current:Home > InvestDeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI? -PureWealth Academy
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
View
Date:2025-04-17 23:42:31
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! (6433)
Related
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- On NYC beaches, angry birds are fighting drones on patrol for sharks and swimmers
- Senator calls out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
- Seattle man sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for thousands of online threats
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- The 15 craziest Nicolas Cage movies, ranked (including 'Longlegs')
- A federal judge has ruled that Dodge City’s elections don’t discriminate against Latinos
- One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change
Ranking
- Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
- Author Brendan DuBois charged with 6 counts of child sex pornography
- US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- U.K. to consider introducing stricter crossbow laws after murders of woman and 2 daughters near London
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Multiple Chinese warships spotted near Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard says
- Milwaukee hotel workers fired after death of Black man pinned down outside
- Blind horse rescued from Colorado canal in harrowing ordeal
Recommendation
Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey
Shark-repellent ideas go from creative to weird, but the bites continue
U.K. to consider introducing stricter crossbow laws after murders of woman and 2 daughters near London
'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
BMW to recall over 394,000 vehicles over airbag concern that could cause injury, death
Home insurance costs — already soaring — are likely to keep climbing. Here's why.
Helicopter carrying 3 people crashes in the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kauai