The DeepSeek chatbot, known as R1, responds to user queries just like its U.S.-based counterparts. Early testing released by DeepSeek suggests that its quality rivals that of other AI products, while the company says it costs less and uses far fewer specialized chips than do its competitors.

Competing with OpenAI’s o1, DeepSeek’s models scored higher on benchmarks and disrupted the AI market, sparking debates on U.S.-China tech dynamics.

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot topping App Store downloads, failed 83% of accuracy tests and often promotes government positions.

If you have used ChatGPT or Google Gemini before, using DeepSeek will be a familiar experience. The user interface is reminiscent of ChatGPT, and it can search the web and find th

A new China-based AI chatbot challenger called DeepSeek has reached the number one position on Apple's App Store free charts in

Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek has displaced OpenAI’s ChatGPT as the most downloaded app on the Apple App store and the market is panicking. Stocks for major AI connected companies like NVIDIA fell on Monday morning following the news.

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's Android app has taken the No. 1 spot on the Google Play Store, days after the chatbot app clinched the top spot on the App Store.

For the second time in the last month, a Chinese app has skyrocketed to the top spot in Apple’s App Store. The first was Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, which saw a sudden surge in downloads by United States users seeking an alternative to TikTok in anticipation of the ban on that app,

While we’ve all been rushing to the app store to figure out what all the fuss is about, Australia’s politicians are flagging some concerns with the new Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek that burst into the scene this week .

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek's chatbot app has dethroned OpenAI's ChatGPT to claim the top spot on the US iOS App Store, a development that could potentially change the AI landscape due to its open-sourced approach.

DeepSeek is the most popular app in the world right now and the AI chatbot might be struggling to meet demand. The new ChatGPT competitor created by a Chinese start-up is experiencing service outages and the company's status page claims it is investigating possible causes.

Unlike some chatbot rivals, the fact that DeepSeek is open source provides it with some level of protection. This means that anyone can run it on their computer and developers can tap into the API in a way that would be hard to restrict. But the DeepSeek app is still at risk.