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What DeepSeek's AI revolution means for you

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Yannick Beierlein
January 30, 2025

Chinese DeepSeek R1 model rivals OpenAI's ChatGPT, but was developed at a fraction of the cost. However, there are privacy concerns. What could this mean for users worldwide?

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