Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company from China, focuses on creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Notably, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This breakthrough is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, demonstrating DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.