DeepSeek: How China’s ChatGPT model is outpacing OpenAI in perfomance, innovation

In January 2025, China’s DeepSeek AI lab introduced its new AI model, DeepSeek-V3, shaking up the global tech scene. This development has raised concerns among U.S. tech giants, as it threatens the U.S.’s leading position in artificial intelligence.

For years, companies in the US, like OpenAI, Meta, and Google, have been at the forefront of AI development. But now, China has made a major move with DeepSeek-V3, a model that rivals the best AI systems out there, yet costs much less to build. This is especially surprising because the US had restricted China’s access to key AI hardware, like NVIDIA’s powerful chips, to slow down its progress. Despite these challenges, DeepSeek has proven that innovation can still happen.