DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the tech sector for its latest AI developments. Impressively, DeepSeek claims to produce AI rivaling top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.