A new report by SemiAnalysis has exposed a massive discrepancy in the development costs of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup. While DeepSeek publicly stated an investment of $5.6 million, the actual costs are estimated to have exceeded $1.5 billion, raising questions about the true scale of China’s AI ambitions and its hidden financial backing. The True Costs of AI Development According to the SemiAnalysis report, DeepSeek’s real expenditure includes: How DeepSeek Reduces Costs Despite the massive financial investment, DeepSeek has developed cost-cutting strategies to optimize its operations: These methods allow…
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