Why Big Tech May Have a Much Bigger Problem Than Just Cost When It Comes to DeepSeek’s Artificial Intelligence Model | The Motley Fool

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek rocked the tech world last month when it said that its AI model was on par with top North American models despite costing a fraction of the price. It raised questions about whether spending on AI has become excessive, as many tech companies plan to spend tens of billions of dollars on building out their AI capabilities.

But the biggest concern may not necessarily be related to cost for these tech companies….