DeepSeek R2 reasoning AI is coming soon, and it could make waves again
A few months ago, DeepSeek stunned the world, crashing the US stock market in the process. The Chinese AI company released DeepSeek R1, a reasoning … The post DeepSeek R2 reasoning AI is coming soon, and it could make waves again appeared first on BGR.
A few months ago, DeepSeek stunned the world, crashing the US stock market in the process. The Chinese AI company released DeepSeek R1, a reasoning model that was just as powerful as ChatGPT o1 despite costing practically nothing by comparison to create and train. With limited access to powerful processors, DeepSeek came up with software optimizations for its DeepSeek AI models and used less powerful NVIDIA GPUs to train its AI. Also, DeepSeek released DeepSeek AI models as open source, which means anyone could install them for free on their computers and run them without connecting to the internet.
That explains why DeepSeek tanked the market. Suddenly, it appeared that access to high-end hardware wasn’t the moat that would protect the advancements of US AI firms. China could suddenly compete, too.
It wasn’t without controversy, as OpenAI accused DeepSeek of training its AI with the help of data from ChatGPT. Also, the DeepSeek AI apps posed security and privacy worries, as all user data from its mobile apps is sent to China. That’s why installing DeepSeek on a computer rather than using a dedicated app is a better option for users.
A few months later, rumors are swirling that DeepSeek is on the verge of releasing DeepSeek R2, its next-gen reasoning model that should compete against OpenAI’s recently released o3 and o4-mini. Will DeepSeek tank the stock market again? That’s difficult to predict, though it's safe to say Trump's tariffs have done far more damage than DeepSeek ever could to the US stock market.
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