What is DeepSeek?
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Officially known as DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Fundamental Technology Research Co., Ltd., the firm was founded in July 2023. As an innovative technology startup, DeepSeek is dedicated to developing cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) and related technologies.
Since its first model "DeepSeek LLM" released in January last year, the company has undergone multiple rounds of iteration. In December, the startup launched its open-source LLM "V3", which overtook all of Meta's open-source LLMs and rivaled OpenAI's closed-source GPT4-o, according to US media reports.The just-released model R1 has achieved an important technological breakthrough -- using pure deep learning methods to allow AI to spontaneously emerge with reasoning capabilities.Unlike traditional approaches like Chain-of-Thought (CoT) and Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), DeepSeek has distinguished itself in the AI industry by adopting Reinforcement Learning (RL) as a core training method.While CoT and SFT rely on step-by-step reasoning and huge amounts of labeled data, respectively, RL enables models to learn through interaction and reward mechanisms, making it better suited for complex and dynamic tasks.The adoption of RL has allowed the startup to enhance its models' reasoning, adaptability and efficiency, setting it apart as a frontrunner in the field.When queried about the meaning of "DeepSeek," its latest R1 chatbot replied, "The name reflects the company's mission to deeply explore and advance the foundational technologies of AI, aiming to push the boundaries of AI innovation and application."According to its V3 model technical report, DeepSeek's manufacturing cost is approximately 5.57 million US dollars, making it the least expensive among LLMs.Ai is changing our lives.