NEWS
28 JANUARY 2025
Daily Current Affairs based on ‘The Hindu’ newspaper as per the syllabus of UPSC Civil Services Examination (Prelims and Mains) Compiled by Mrs. Bilquees Khatri.
GS III: S&T
Deepseek
- Company & Background: DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based AI startup, is backed by Liang Wenfeng, co-founder of High-Flyer hedge fund.
- Unique Features: DeepSeek models are high-performing and open-sourced, allowing customization and development by others.
- AI Race in China: OpenAI’s ChatGPT (2022) triggered a surge in AI development by Chinese firms, but early models, like Baidu’s, lagged behind US competitors.
- Breakthrough Performance: DeepSeek’s models, DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1, match OpenAI and Meta’s top AI models while being more cost-efficient.
- Mixture-of-Experts (MOE) Model: DeepSeek-V3 operates using MOE architecture, where multiple specialized models collaborate for better responses.
- Cost Efficiency: DeepSeek-V3 was trained on just $5 million—significantly less than the budgets of OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
- Overcoming US Sanctions: DeepSeek developed its models despite US restrictions on Nvidia chips, showcasing China’s resilience in AI advancements.