Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot is a ‘wake-up call’

Trump says China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot is a ‘wake-up call’

Donald Trump has said that the launch of a chatbot by China’s DeepSeek is a “wake-up call” for US tech firms in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence.

The emergence of DeepSeek, which has built its R1 model chatbot at a fraction of the cost of competitors such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, wiped $1tn (£800bn) in value from the leading US tech index on Monday.

Nvidia, a leading maker of computer chips that has experienced explosive growth amid the AI boom,…

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