DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, specializes in creating advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the challenges faced for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's innovative approach in the global AI race.