Deepsek has become the top free app on Apple’s App Store in America. It has surpassed Chatgpt. Developers say it “tops the leaderboard among the open-source models and compete with the most advanced clown-source model globally.” App data research firm censor tower AccordingSince its release on January 10, the Artificial Intelligence application has increased the popularity among American users.
AI models such as Chatgpt, Gemini and Deepsek-V3 require extremely advanced chips to train and Biden administration has made every effort to prevent these chips from exporting to China since 2021. However, it seems that this Chinese startup, which started in 2023, turned this challenge into an occasion.
According to a report, the engineers of the Deepsek -V3 used much less special computer chips than their American competitors – which are essential for AI’s training. These chips have been the main focus of the technical race between the US and China. The US imposed several restrictions on exports to maintain its AI lead, but the New York Times says the success of Deepsek shows that Chinese researchers have become more innovative with their resources.
Deepseek-V3 allegedly performed well in works such as answering questions, solving logic problems and preparing code. There is even more impressive cost, with reports that Deepsek spent about $ 6 million on computing power, while META allegedly used $ 60 million for its latest AI product. While leading AI companies often use supercomputers with 16,000 or more chips, Deepcic reportedly uses only 2,000 NVidia chips.