Palmer Luckey, the 32-year-old American tech entrepreneur, has cast doubt on the bold claims made by Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, and also accused the US media of blindly reporting the company's statements without doing much research.
In an exclusive interview on FOX Business' The Claman Countdown on 28th January, Palmer Luckey questioned reports suggesting that DeepSeek had trained an AI model for just £4.01 million ($5 million)—a fraction of the billions spent on comparable American models. His scepticism adds to growing concerns that DeepSeek's claims may be exaggerated, with some critics fearing the company's messaging could be influenced by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda.
