In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been developing at a rapid pace and the market has become increasingly competitive. Chinese AI startups DeepSeek Rapidly emerging as an open source high-performance DeepSeek-R1 model has hit the market and even surpassed OpenAI's ChatGPTThe
However, the rising star has caused a big stir because it "may have copied OpenAI technology".How did DeepSeek rise to prominence? What are the characteristics of its technology? Is this plagiarism controversy true?Techduker We will bring you an in-depth analysis and understanding!
What is DeepSeek, China's New AI Dark Horse?

DeepSeek is a Chinese start-up artificial intelligence company founded in 2023The focus is onLarge Language Model (LLM) of R&D.
The company is committed to "Open Source + High Efficiency + Low Cost of Ownership The strategy of launching the DeepSeek-R1The OpenAI GPT-4 is a powerful, powerful, and powerful tool that demonstrates comparable performance to OpenAI GPT-4 in mathematical reasoning, code understanding, and natural language processing (NLP), but with lower training and runtime costs, making it the most cost-effective and efficient solution for AI A strong competitor in the market.
Currently, DeepSeek's products not only gained attention in the Chinese market, but also ranked high in the Apple App Store.It even surpassed ChatGPT as one of the most popular AI apps at one point!The
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Technical Advantages of DeepSeek AI
In today's white-hot global AI technology competition, DeepSeek AI's rapid rise, in addition to the success of the market strategy, its core technology advantage is not to be ignored.
Through its open-source model, high-performance models, and market localization strategy, the company has not only lowered its technology barriers, but has also been able to outperform its international competitors in specific areas. Here are a few of DeepSeek AI's technology highlights:
1. open source strategy to reduce technical barriers
The most important feature of DeepSeek is the "open source model," which allows developers to freely access, use and improve their models, in sharp contrast to closed AI technologies such as OpenAI.
This strategy not only helps to increase technical transparency, but also attracts more developers to participate and promote the development of the entire AI ecosystem.
2. DeepSeek-R1 model: low cost, high performance
The DeepSeek-R1 model employs aHigh Performance Structure and Optimized Training StrategiesThe new system is designed to reduce operating costs without compromising performance.
The model has been tested to perform as well as GPT-4 in mathematical reasoning and code generation, and even outperforms the competition in some areas.
3. Optimization for Asian markets
Compared to OpenAI of the model, DeepSeek-R1 pinned theChinese Language Processing Deeper optimization has been carried out, which makes it more adaptable and accurate in Chinese text comprehension, generation and application.
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Founder of DeepSeekLEUNG MAN FUNG: Creating a New Era of AI

DeepSeek's success would not have been possible without its founders.LEUNG MAN FUNGThe push.
Born in 1985, a native of Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, he entered Zhejiang University in 2002 as the top student of the college entrance examination, majoring in electronic engineering and artificial intelligence technology.
During his studies, he developed a strong interest in machine learning and quantitative trading, and after graduation, he founded a well-known quantitative private equity fund in China. "Phantom Quantification"The company specializes in AI-driven financial trading strategies.
In 2023, Jeffrey Leung decided to shift his technical specialization toGeneralized Artificial Intelligence (AGI)He founded DeepSeek and quickly led the team to launch DeepSeek-R1 to try to compete with international players such as OpenAI.
His goal is toLowering the AI technology threshold to enable more developers and enterprises to use high-performance AI technologyThe
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DeepSeek accused of copying OpenAI?

With the rapid rise of DeepSeek, the industry has questioned the origin of its technology.
There have been allegations that DeepSeek may have borrowed or even copied OpenAI's technology, and the controversy has sparked widespread debate - is it a technological breakthrough, or is it alleged plagiarism?
1. The OpenAI Charge: Technical Distillation and Data Mining
With the rise of DeepSeek, rumors are starting to circulate in the marketplace that"DeepSeek copied OpenAI."I am not sure if this is the case, but I think it is not the case.
OpenAI believes that DeepSeek may be able to extract knowledge from models such as GPT-4 through Knowledge Distillation and apply it to its own models.
In addition, some in the industry suspect that DeepSeek may be utilizing theReverse engineering, data crawlingOpenAI's technology is available in a number of ways.
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2. DeepSeek's Response: Technological Independence
In response to these allegations, DeepSeek has not directly responded to whether or not they used OpenAI's technology, but they have emphasized that DeepSeek-R1 is completely self-developed and does not infringe any patents or intellectual property rights.The
In addition, DeepSeek selectsOpen SourceIn addition, the developers are allowed to review the model structure and operation mechanism to prove the legitimacy of their technology.
3. Impact of the plagiarism controversy
OpenAI is still evaluating whether DeepSeek infringed on its technical rights and has not yet released definitive evidence.
However, the controversy has raised industry concerns about DeepSeek, demonstrating the competitiveness of its technology on the one hand, and putting it under increased regulatory pressure in the global marketplace on the other.
The Future of DeepSeek Modeling

Despite the controversy, DeepSeek continues to push the technology forward and has plans to release even more powerful AI models, such as:
- DeepSeek-R2: The next-generation open source language model, more powerful and less costly.
- DeepSeek-AGI: We are committed to realizing a general artificial intelligence system that is closer to human intelligence.
In addition, DeepSeek is actively seeking cooperation with Chinese tech companies and government organizations in the hope that it will have a significant impact inEnterprise Applications, FinTech, Education AI, etc.Expanding the application of AI technology.
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Conclusion: Will DeepSeek become China's version of OpenAI?
The rapid rise of DeepSeek demonstrates thatGrowth and Competitiveness of AI Technology in ChinaThe
With an open-source strategy, high-performance models, and localization advantages, DeepSeek has a strong track record in AI DeepSeek has already gained a foothold in the market. However, it remains to be seen whether DeepSeek will succeed in gaining a foothold in the market as technological controversies and international regulations escalate.
Whether the plagiarism allegations are true or not, the emergence of DeepSeek has changed the global AI competition landscape.In the future, can this company become the Chinese version of OpenAI, or even surpass its international competitors? It's worth waiting and seeing.