What could Deepseek become with 5 billion in funding?

DeepSeek is currently finalizing its first-ever external funding round, and I believe that 2 to 4 billion could end up being more like five or six billion.

The round is reportedly being led by China’s state-backed National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, with tech giant Tencent also participating as a minority investor.

China's concentration of AI researcher Talent, emphasis on software and hardware efficiency workarounds and 996 work culture can produce an unusual amount of real innovation in the decade ahead with regards to the future of AI. The days of China's top AI research labs not being commercially successful are likely over.