If artificial intelligence can truly run more efficiently, the power it needs might be less than experts assume.

An AI chatbot backed by the French government has been taken offline shortly after it launched, after providing nonsensical answers to simple mathematical equations and even recommending that one user eat cow’s eggs.

The DeepSeek chatbot, known as R1, responds to user queries just like its U.S.-based counterparts. Early testing released by DeepSeek suggests that its quality rivals that of other AI products, while the company says it costs less and uses far fewer specialized chips than do its competitors.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's release of new AI models spurred a selloff in U.S. tech stocks, but some investors think the competitive concerns may be overblown.

As with the popular TikTok alternative RedNote, Western users are finding some topics off-limits in DeepSeek-R1.

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple

Canada’s largest airline was ordered to pay damage to the passenger, Jake Moffatt, who said he was assured by the chatbot that he could book a full-fare flight for his grandmother's funeral and then apply for a bereavement fare later.

Character AI has filed a motion to dismiss a case brought against it by the parent of a teen who committed suicide allegedly after becoming hooked on the company's technology.

When asked to suggest solutions for environmental challenges, chatbots reflected biases. This could have harmful effects on how we understand and communicate climate change.

The startup DeepSeek was founded in 2023 in Hangzhou, China and released its first AI large language model later that year. Its CEO Liang Wenfeng previously co-founded one of China’s top hedge funds, High-Flyer, which focuses on AI-driven quantitative trading.

Observers are eager to see whether the Chinese company has matched America's leading AI companies at a fraction of the cost.