DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. 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 noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.