DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, focuses on developing advanced large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the tech sector for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, 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, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.