Memories of DeepSeek and Qwen

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https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2025/05/02/how-huaweis-expected-new-ai-chip-could-disrupt-the-market/

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https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2025/03/06/what-is-qwen-the-open-source-genai-model-from-alibaba-challenging-deepseek/

When China-based DeepSeek launched its AI platform in January – it was virtually free and hyped to be even better that ChatGPT and the rest of the field, upending the entire AI world.

Then in March, DeepSeek itself was usurped by the launch of Qwen, the open-source generative AI service from Alibaba.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2025/03/06/what-is-qwen-the-open-source-genai-model-from-alibaba-challenging-deepseek/

All share three common denominators – China-made, lower-priced and improving, if not already better, in quality.

It remains to be seen if big AI chip players will be affected by Huawei's new launch. But if DeepSeek taught us anything, it is that any new platform can be disruptive, costly and may cause a shift in perception on US tech, the argument being it is possible to create something good for cheaper. Just ask OpenAI and Nvidia.