DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, specializes in creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Notably, DeepSeek has developed AI rivaling top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.