DeepSeek’s R1 AI model competes with OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model across math, coding, and science on an even playing field at 3% of the cost.

The Chinese startup DeepSeek released an AI reasoning model that appears to rival the abilities of a frontier model from OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT.

The announcement confirms one of two rumors that circled the internet this week. The other was about superintelligence.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recognized the rise of new AI competitor DeepSeek and its model DeepSeek R1. He praised DeepSeek's pricing strategy and emphasized OpenAI's ongoing commitment to developing superior AI models.

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Hedge fund manager and entrepreneur Liang Wenfeng built an AI model on a tight budget despite US attempts to halt China’s high-tech ambitions.

R1, sent shockwaves through Wall Street, with major tech firms—most notably Nvidia—experiencing sharp stock declines.

Users across various platforms have reported instances where OpenAI's o1 model begins its reasoning process in English but unexpectedly shifts to Chinese, Persian, or other languages

Researchers are identifying current and future dangers within AI models away from the conflicts of interest they’d face in the industry

Mistral, the French AI lab, is working toward an initial public offering, co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch said in an interview at Davos.

This new approach, based on natural selection, dramatically improves the reliability of large language models for practical tasks like trip planning. Here's how it works.