Early this year, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shocked the tech world when its V3 model outperformed US giants’ AI models, including Meta’s Llama 3.1, OpenAI’s GPT-4o, and Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 on third-party benchmarks, delivering top-tier results at a fraction of the cost. The upset, later dubbed the “DeepSeek moment,” was compared to a modern Sputnik| Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
Just a few months after it sent shockwaves through the tech industry with its low-cost AI model, Chinese startup DeepSeek is now under scrutiny in Europe. German authorities are calling out the company over privacy concerns and pushing Google and Apple to remove its app from their platforms. Berlin’s data protection commissioner, Meike Kamp, said| Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news