The DeepSeek Thesis

What does Liang Wenfeng want? The CEO of DeepSeek is now richer than either Dario Amodei or Sam Altman. Backed by his careful watch and the immense wealth of his hedge fund, a little-known group of researchers in Hangzhou has managed to consistently command the world’s attention — and they keep giving their work away for free. The motivations behind Liang’s theory of action have puzzled China+AI watchers since the beginning.In late July, leaked minutes from a four-hour meeting between Liang and ...