If you’re still living in a cave, DeepSeek is the hottest topic right now if AI is the topic. This AI Language Model is made in China, and what got everyone talking is that DeepSeek R1 can match the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini will having a much lower cost of building it–on top of using older hardware.
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Chinese-Made DeepSeek Catches Silicon Valley’s Attention
DeepSeek’s splash this week is felt by all companies: NVIDIA’s stock went down significantly, and the same can be said for practically every company out there that’s using AI. Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who is building his own startup Gloo, swears by DeepSeek as well.
With all the talk about DeepSeek, not everyone is comfortable with it. Europe is among the first to file a complaint with Italy, with the Italian DPA stating that “The data of millions of Italians is at risk.” While most AI models collect data to build it, the concern is that DeepSeek stores all of their collected data in China–which is also the same reason why the United States wants to ban TikTok.
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Even experts have their concerns about DeepSeek. Dame Wendy Hall, a member of the United Nations high-level advisory body on AI, told The Guardian that it’s concerning how DeepSeek will handle the collected data given the Chinese government’s reputation in handling data.
“We’ve seen time and again how Beijing weaponizes its tech dominance for surveillance, control and coercion, both domestically and abroad,” Centre for Information Resilience Co-Founder Ross Burley said.
For the United States, there’s also that worry about how effective their export controls in China are: the fact that DeepSeek was able to pull off something close to what current AI models have while using older tech should make the US more concerned with them over HUAWEI.
With those factors put into consideration, should you be worried about DeepSeek? Being made in China aside, we would still exercise the use of AI with caution. By now, we have a working idea of the pros and cons of using these AI tools, and we should be aware of using them responsibly. This applies not just to DeepSeek, but to all available AI tools out there.
