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DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition

By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

DeepSeek’s launch raises questions over the effectiveness of US attempts to stifle Chinese advances in AI. Here’s what we can learn from its apparent success.

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