China's DeepSeek AI Model Costs $294,000 to Train and Innovates Self-Reasoning
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI developer, revealed in a peer-reviewed article that it spent only $294,000 to train its R1 model using 512 Nvidia H800 chips, a significantly lower cost than US rivals, sparking renewed debate over China's role in the AI industry and raising questions about the technology and costs involved in AI development.