A Chinese company called DeepSeek has surprised many experts by releasing its own artificial intelligence(AI)software. AI is a computer system that can learn from experience and do things that usually take human intelligence.
DeepSeek uses generative AI, which is a type of software that can generate content such as text and images based on the prompt a person types in. For example, you could ask the software to write a shopping list, create computer code, make up a story, or you could use it to have a chat. Other popular generative AI tools, most of which were created in the US, include Open AI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
The company behind DeepSeek’s new app is based in China. It has fewer than 200 people working for it. DeepSeek said it cost £4.8 million to develop its software. This isn’t much compared with the £80 million that the boss of Open AI said it cost to develop its latest ChatGPT model. Within a few days of the release of DeepSeek’s new software, it became the most downloaded free app in the US. It quickly shot to number one on Apple’s App Store chart.
The low cost of developing DeepSeek has made people ask whether US- based technology companies really need to spend so much on their AI software. What’s more, DeepSeek is open source, which means that anyone can access the computer code that was used to make it. Especially some say DeepSeek’s success could mean the US might no longer be the global leader in AI. It might mean that other companies will try to make their own cheap AI technology.
AI expert Ghisseppe Sette told CBS News that DeepSeek has taken technology companies “Storm”. He said, “This shows that with AI, the surprises will keep on coming in the next few years.”
- Generative AI is
A. a piece of text B. a shopping list C. a type of software D. a sort of computer code
- How much did it cost Open AI to develop its latest Chat GPT model? （Focus on Open AI）
A £1 million. B £80 million.
C £4.8 million. D £200 million.
- What might be implied in the experts’ words in Para.4? ？？
A. China might lead the world in AI in the future.
B. Other companies might use DeepSeek’s software.
C. US might be the global leader in AI in the future.
D. More expensive AI technology might be developed.
- Which of the following is NOT a type of software in the passage?
A. Gemini. B. ChatGPT. C. DeepSeek. D. CBS News.
- Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Low-Cost of Developing AI Apps.
B. Surprise Caused by DeepSeek Launch.
C. Development of DeepSeek’s New Software.
D. AI Tools’ Ability to Learn from Experience.