For those who have been oblivious to the hype and misinformation around DeepSeek, here is a small primer. DeepSeek R1 is a large language model (LLM), much like Open AI’s ChatGPT, except it is actually open source. You can download it, fine-tune it, and use it in any way you see fit. It has consistently beaten Open AI in various tests and made the model with a fraction of the resources available to Open AI. 

However, DeepSeek is allegedly closely related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which is why a lot of American media is sounding alarm bells. Not to mention, the low cost of training and improved performance have scared American companies. Some American politicians have also proposed banning downloading the Rs 1 model in the US, a hilariously incompetent solution.