Last week, DeepSeek released its R1 model which rivals OpenAI’s most advanced o1 model in tests. And the model was supposedly developed at far less cost and that translates to lower cost for users as well. This is a threat to US dominance not just in the AI space but also in every aspect of the US-China rivalry. It does come with a bit of uncertainty, e.g. I’m curious about the “open source” claim since the model and the company doesn’t seem to be exactly open and transparent and so far I haven’t seen the source. What do you think?