Why Big Tech May Have a Much Bigger Problem Than Just Cost When It Comes to DeepSeek's Artificial Intelligence Model

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. The key question is whether it will pay off for them, as that's by no means a certainty. And DeepSeek's AI model may make it even easier for other companies to catch up and for competition to intensify.There are many tech companies working on next-gen AI models, and they appear to have similar capabilities (e.g., helping answer common queries, draft messages, create images, etc.). Whether you use ChatGPT, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s Copilot, Alphabet's Gemini, or another chatbot, your experience may not be drastically different from one chatbot to the next. And with the DeepSeek AI model being open source, it's easy for other tech companies to build off of it and make their own models, effectively giving them a great head start instead of having to start on their own.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool