Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company based in Hangzhou, focuses on creating open-source large language models. Established recently by Liang Wenfeng, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its DeepSeek-R1 model. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at significantly lower prices and computing power. This achievement is particularly remarkable given the challenges faced for advanced AI chips, showcasing DeepSeek's technological prowess in the competitive AI landscape.