Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s R1 model was the first AI model he had seen that was as competitive as OpenAI’s.
“OpenAI has been so far ahead that no one’s really come close,” Nadella said in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek published Thursday.
“DeepSeek, and R1 in particular, was the first model I’ve seen post some points,” Nadella added.
In January, DeepSeek spooked investors after its free chatbot app hit…
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