Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, specializes in developing advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to leading models like GPT-4 at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.