Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, specializes in developing open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Notably, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to leading models like GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's innovative approach in the global AI race.