The basis for the new AI service Deepseek is built on a type of open research and was launched in 2023. The existing model has, according to reports, been built on significantly cheaper and less advanced chips than those used in the AI industry in the USA.
It's a "game-changer" in the sense that it's a technology that's super interesting, said Lars Söderfjell at Ålandsbanken to TT on Monday.
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Ariel Ekgren disagrees.
With regard to efficiency, it's more efficient, as reported. But it's a bit like saying "oh, a car with 115 horsepower instead of one with 110". It's impressive, but there are very many more things that determine if a car is good.
One of the clearest dividing lines between Chat GPT and Deepseek concerns its owners. Chat GPT is American and owned by Open AI, while Deepseek, which is both the service and the company behind it, is Chinese.
Censorship
If you ask Deepseek in-depth about China, the country's political system, or historical events like the Tiananmen Square massacre, you quickly get an apology from the service saying it can't answer and a wish to talk about something else.
Still, Deepseek is the first real threat to Chat GPT on the AI throne.
The model is quite good, and it shows that China is good at developing this type of model, says Ariel Ekgren and continues:
But I think the fuss is a bit surprising. But it shows how great the interest is for AI.
Different answers
Both Chat GPT and Deepseek are "chat services" where you can get everything from general information to cooking tips. Chat GPT can, however, generate images, via its parent company Open AI's other AI service Dall-E. The company Deepseek also has an image service, but it's not integrated into the chat service yet. Deepseek is also not connected to the internet like Chat GPT. Deepseek answers Joe Biden as the current president of the USA, while Chat GPT correctly answers Donald Trump.
In contrast to Chat GPT, Deepseek does not currently have clear source references to the information it provides users.
It's always a general challenge and reminder to users to understand what's included in a service and how to use it, says Ariel Ekgren.
