AN AI ALCHEMIST AND HIS DEEPSEEK JOURNEY

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Wenfeng Liang, a hedge fund manager, launched DeepSeek, a self-funded open-source AI platform that has rapidly gained global attention for its innovative LLMs like DeepSeek-R1, comparable to OpenAI's models. Using more cost-effective training methods and consumer-grade hardware compatibility, DeepSeek has sparked interest among both major tech companies and small institutions. Liang's focus on open-source AI development, backed by his success with Magic Square Quantitative, emphasizes collaboration and technological progress over commercial pressures.