China's groundbreaking AI model, DeepSeek, has taken the tech world by storm, outperforming prominent AI players like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI. Remarkably, the DeepSeek chatbot was developed at a fraction of the cost of its competitors, sparking concerns about the future of US AI dominance. The chatbot has catapulted to the top of the Apple app store charts and surpassed ChatGPT, while also sending ripples through the US stock market.
Social media platforms have become a hotbed of discussions, with users sharing humorous memes poking fun at the startup's success, as well as engaging in debates about the far-reaching implications of DeepSeek's AI technology. The company's meteoric rise is being seen as a significant milestone in the AI race, and its implications will likely be debated for weeks to come.
Here are some of the best memes going viral :
— Liang Wenfeng 梁文锋 (@LiangWenfeng_) January 27, 2025
AI race, summarized pic.twitter.com/indJZaViix
— vittorio (@IterIntellectus) January 23, 2025
Deepseek AI: The Open Source Revolution from China 🇨🇳
— Triet :) 🔥 (@trzz1412) January 27, 2025
Deepseek AI has truly shaken up the AI world! 🌍 This project from China is forcing investors to reconsider the sky-high valuations of many AI ventures. Why? Deepseek has proven that exceptional performance can come at a… pic.twitter.com/CJud75XgLd
Keep those memes coming. Maybe we get more for free pic.twitter.com/AtOrZFDVJA
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) January 26, 2025
“It's a side project. I call it DeepSeek.” pic.twitter.com/n1H1KddeFA
— Jack Forge (@TheJackForge) January 25, 2025
DEEPSEEK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE
— Aarush Sah (@AarushSah_) January 23, 2025
WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS pic.twitter.com/Z076GjC8uR
This DeepSeek stuff is getting out of hand lol #DeepSeekR1 #Ai pic.twitter.com/uokl9Vb1Xl
— J Cryptik (@JayCryptik) January 27, 2025
Semiconductor fund managers after seeing 4 memes about DeepSeek on X https://t.co/vwuj79PEUe pic.twitter.com/ZCtIZArDEy
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) January 27, 2025
When you ask anything controversial related to China...#DeepSeek : pic.twitter.com/pCcs7b1KE7
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) January 28, 2025
Crypto traders be like after #DeepSeek pic.twitter.com/QEq9DYj4Yh
— Crypto Charmer 🫀 (@CryptoCharmer) January 28, 2025
US: ChatGPT
— Sad And Useless Humor (@sadanduseless) January 26, 2025
China: DeepSeek
EU: pic.twitter.com/V9OEb43K9K
#DeepSeek pic.twitter.com/0EKKOMPRkG
— Masum.momen (@mutasimmomen1) January 22, 2025
DeepSeek is free which means you are the product pic.twitter.com/MPMwHYP5F3
— daddy fiskantes ⭐️🩸 (@Fiskantes) January 24, 2025
I mistakenly downloaded Deepseek without knowing it was Chinese now I have completed this meme. pic.twitter.com/mDgDgI3HUN
— SCANTY✳️ (@SCANTY31) January 26, 2025
About DeepSeek
DeepSeek was founded in 2023 by 40-year-old Liang Wenfeng in Hangzhou, China. As per DeepSeek, its R1 model has demonstrated superior performance compared to OpenAI's o1-mini model across multiple benchmarks. Further, research conducted by Artificial Analysis reveals that DeepSeek's R1 model surpasses models developed by tech giants Google, Meta, and Anthropic in terms of overall quality.
Since its launch last week, the DeepSeek app has surged to the top of the US app store charts, surpassing ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app. The rapid rise of DeepSeek has sent ripples through the US tech market, with shares in AI-related firms such as Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta experiencing a decline on Monday.
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