DeepSeek Mania Shakes AI Industry to Its Core.

The last week of January was the scene of the release of DeepSeek R1, the latest artificial intelligence model from the company of the same name; and the reaction from enthusiasts and competitor companies was quite intense. The release of this version sent the stock market and the resulting US companies most involved in the nation's industry into silent panic.

In the face of DeepSeek R1's capabilities, a subtle doubt was cast on the leading position of companies such as OpenAI and Nvidia, leading the general public to question whether the US is really capable of dominating the AI industry. This latest news from the Chinese world has undoubtedly fuelled the already intense terror that the US state feels towards this power.

The great novelty of DeepSeek lies in its completely free availability: the model is also less expensive to manage and modifiable. The prospect of free and high-performance AI simultaneously casts an ambiguous light on the profitability of OpenAI's subscription products.