DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, specializes in creating advanced large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This breakthrough is particularly remarkable given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.