Alibaba-backed startup Moonshot released its Kimi K2 model as a low-cost, open source large language model, the two factors underlying DeepSeek's disruption.
Chinese internet search giant Baidu will open source its Ernie gen AI large language model as soon as this week, with uncertain consequences for the market.
DeepSeek is aiding China's military, a U.S. official told Reuters, adding that DeepSeek sought to use Southeast Asian shell companies to evade export controls.