Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek recently sent shock waves through US markets but how does its chatbot compare with American rivals? Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has become the talk of the town after spooking the US stock market,

The technology-dominated index slipped 3.07% to finish at 19,341.83. The S&P 500 shed 1.46% and closed at 6,012.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to add 289.33 points, or 0.65%, settling at 44,713.58.

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Hong Kong: The Chinese artificial intelligence firm, DeepSeek, has made waves in the tech world by claiming its new AI model, R1, performs just as well as OpenAI’s offerings. What’s even more astonishing is that R1 achieves this despite using less powerful computer chips and consuming far less energy than its rivals.

People across China have taken to social media to hail the success of its homegrown tech startup DeepSeek and its founder, after the company unveiled its newest artificial intelligence model, sending shock waves through Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

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DeepSeek has triggered a dramatic rethink on artificial intelligence spending around the world, except perhaps in China. The startup's impressive low-cost model showcases the country's innovation prowess.

"The launch of China's AI platform DeepSeek, with its advanced capabilities, marks a new era for AI, transforming how we access, process, and interact with information," said DigitX India co-founder Ashish Mehta while speaking to The Quint.