DeepSeek & Open Source: How Western commentators misconstrue the world.
Western commentators have focussed on the role of open source as being free as in beer. BBC reported on DeepSeek R1: ‘ “In January, it released its latest model, DeepSeek R1, which it said rivalled technology developed by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in its capabilities, while costing far less to create. Its popularity and potential rattled investors, wiping billions of dollars off the market value of chip giant Nvidia – and called into question whether American firms would dominate the booming…