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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

AI industry in panic after China’s DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT and Meta

The emergence of a powerful Chinese AI model has prompted a panicked response from leading US firms and led to warnings of a global AI arms race.

Artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek released the latest version of its open-source AI last week, which rivals the best models of tech giants like Meta and ChatGPT creator OpenAI.

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