Hangzhou DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm based in Hangzhou, focuses on creating advanced large language models. Founded in 2023 by High-Flyer's co-founder, the company has gained attention in the AI industry for its latest AI developments. Impressively, DeepSeek has developed AI comparable to top competitors at a fraction of the cost and resource requirements. This achievement is particularly noteworthy given the US sanctions on China for Nvidia processors, showcasing DeepSeek's innovative approach in the competitive AI landscape.