San Francisco:
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI sensation, announced on Monday that it is temporarily halting new user registrations due to a series of cyberattacks targeting its services. The company, known for its chatbot that recently surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT as Apple’s most downloaded app, attributed the outages and registration limitations to “large-scale malicious attacks.”
Developed by a startup in Hangzhou, China, DeepSeek has demonstrated capabilities comparable to leading AI companies like Nvidia. Its rapid rise in popularity on the US app store caused a decline in shares of AI-related tech giants.
This low-cost generative AI platform from China has been able to match the capabilities of US counterparts at a fraction of the cost. Previously, the US had an advantage in producing high-powered chips and controlling access to technology, which was believed to give it an edge in the AI race.
Available on both mobile and desktop, DeepSeek offers a wide range of functionalities similar to Western competitors, such as generating song lyrics, assisting with personal development plans, and creating recipes based on available ingredients. However, like other Chinese chatbots, it is subject to censorship on political topics.
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