Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, focuses on creating open-source large language models. Established recently by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has gained attention in the tech sector for its latest AI developments. Notably, DeepSeek has developed AI rivaling leading models like GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's technological prowess in the global AI race.