China Challenges Silicon Valley for A. I. Dominance


Last month, a obscurity Chinese technology start-up called DeepSeek caused panic in the financial markets. The business is then threatening to end artificial intelligence and the battle for supremacy in the industry.

Kevin Roose, a technology journalist at The Times, discusses how DeepSeek caught us all off guard.

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Kevin Roose, a tech journalist for The New York Times and co-host of the Times technology audio,” Hard Fork”.
Markets panicked after DeepSeek’s milestone on price challenged A. I. giants ‘ “bigger is better” storyline. Greg Baker/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  • DeepSeek’s concept has rocked Silicon Valley and upended some fundamental beliefs about A. I. development.
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