Beyond DeepSeek: local Chinese models to watch out for
Months before the release of the latest DeepSeek models, Baidu’s Ernie bot was seen as a Chinese alternative to ChatGPT. According to a test by a Chinese Tsinghua University, the Ernie bot 4.0, built on the company’s Ernie LLM, topped the Chinese LLMs list last year.
It’s Not Just DeepSeek. A Guide to the Chinese AI Companies You Need to Know.
DeepSeek is just one of an array of companies developing AI models and applications. Here’s a guide to a number of the biggest players in China.
Chinese startup Deepseek has shaken up the AI world. What we know
DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based startup founded in 2023, shot to the top of Apple’s App Store free app chart after releasing a new open-source AI model it says rivals OpenAI's work. Its website was hit by outages amid a spike in interest.
DeepSeek: The Chinese AI app that has the world talking
Its latest version was released on 20 January, quickly impressing AI experts before it got the attention of the entire tech industry - and the world. US President Donald Trump said it was a "wake-up call" for US companies who must focus on "competing to win".
DeepSeek has rattled the AI industry. Here's a quick look at other Chinese AI models
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims its latest AI model performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced but more energy-efficient
OpenAI Says It Is Investigating If China's DeepSeek Used Its Models
KEY TAKEAWAYS OpenAI said Wednesday that it is probing whether Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek improperly used its data to launch the low-cost model that spooked markets Monday.The comment by OpenAI follows a Bloomberg report that both OpenAI and its biggest backer Microsoft are investigating DeepSeek's model.
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Tencent’s 2024 anti-corruption report: dozens dismissed, more than 20 handed over to the police
Tencent's anti-corruption investigation department uncovered more than 100 job-related violations, which led to the dismissal ...
After A TikTok Ban, Is Gaming Overlord Tencent The Next Target?
The chaos of the TikTok ban is currently unfolding across the US with the app banned either temporarily or permanently depending on how all this plays out.
Living In Tencent's World: My Shanghai Perspective And The Prosus Opportunity
Discover why investing in Tencent through Prosus is a smart move, leveraging strategic buybacks and Dutch tax benefits for ...
RedNote’s red flags: App that Gen Z flocked to ahead of TikTok ban has ties to Chinese military
RedNote, an increasingly popular alternative to TikTok, has links to Pentagon-designated "Chinese military companies." ...
DeepSeek isn’t China’s only new AI model, and analysts are calling the flurry of new applications a ‘coordinated psyops’
At least three other companies including those backed by Alibaba and Tencent released updates to their applications in recent ...
Tencent's Honour of Kings spin-off gets green light as China approves 136 new games in January
World is among China's first batch of video games approved in 2025, raising expectations that the title, which is still under ...
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Top lobbying firm retains Tencent as client despite links to China
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the largest lobbying firm by revenue in the United States, has yet to terminate its relationship with Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent nearly two weeks after the ...
China Market Update: DeepSeek Deep-Sixes Global Semiconductor Stocks
So much for the quiet pre-holiday trading session as Asian equities were mixed though Australia was closed for Australia Day, ...
China's huge talent pool gives it an edge in the global EV race, says CATL exec
China can tap a large software engineer talent pool from its consumer-focused companies, Pan Jian of battery maker CATL told ...
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Chinese company Alibaba says its AI model trounces its DeepSeek and OpenAI competitors
Alibaba claims that its Qwen2.5-Max artificial intelligence model outperformed its rivals at OpenAI, Meta and DeepSeek.