DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm from China, focuses on developing advanced large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has made waves in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Notably, DeepSeek claims to produce AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.