Silicon Valley’s Uproar Elevates DeepSeek: Catherine Thorbecke

Where is DeepSeek’s latest model? The internet was abuzz with false rumors that it would drop over the Lunar New Year, but since then the artificial intelligence world has been stuck in suspense.

The new release is expected to be the biggest update from the firm since its reasoning model sent global stocks plunging last year, wiping nearly $600 billion off Nvidia Corp.’s market value in a single day.

In the meantime, the public feuding between two of America’s leading AI labs over a Pentagon contract and safety concerns have been a welcome distraction. OpenAI and Anthropic PBC’s leaders may have refused ...