The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said last Monday, January 27, that the technology of the Chinese startup DeepSeek should be a spur for US companies.
Mr. Trump also noted that it is good that firms in an Asian country have come up with a cheaper and faster method of machine intelligence. The President of the United States made the relevant statements in Florida.
Donald Trump noted that the release of DeepSeek, an artificial intelligence from a Chinese company, should become a wake-up call for US industries that need to be laser-focused on competition to win.
It is worth noting that the area of machine intelligence has actually become a space of geopolitical rivalry. A country’s ability to independently develop advanced artificial intelligence systems in the foreseeable future will determine its economic potential, political positions in international relations, and even military capabilities. It is also worth noting that there is currently an increase in tension between Beijing and Washington. Competition in the artificial intelligence industry is likely to become one of the dimensions of the mentioned tension between the two capitals soon.
On Monday, investors actively sold shares of technology companies around the world. The corresponding actions were related to concerns that the success of DeepSeek could threaten the dominance of the current largest players in the global artificial intelligence industry. In this context, AI developers from the United States are primarily meant. At the same time, the artificial intelligence model designed by DeepSeek is a kind of precedent for the industry from a financial point of view. Less than $6 million was spent on the development of the mentioned digital product. This is a small amount in terms of average spending figures for the artificial intelligence area. Against the background of the mentioned example, doubts may begin to circulate among investors about the necessity and expediency of huge financial injections into the development of machine intelligence systems. It is obvious that the desire for large-scale investments can significantly weaken due to the successful product from DeepSeek, which demonstrates by its example the possibility of simultaneous low costs and high quality. From the point of view of business logic, this is a goal that should definitely be pursued.
Donald Trump said he had read about China and some Chinese companies, one of which, in particular, offers a faster and less expensive method of artificial intelligence, and this is a good thing since there is no need to spend as much money. The US president noted that he views that as a positive and as an asset. Donald Trump’s position is that the success of DeepSeek is a favorable example, as other companies, including those based in the United States, can follow an appropriate approach and spend less money on developing artificial intelligence systems.
Mr. Trump said that Chinese leaders told him that the US had the most brilliant scientists in the world. He also noted that if the industry in an Asian country could come up with cheaper AI technology, companies based in the United States would follow suit.
Moreover, in the context of commenting on the success of DeepSeek, Donald Trump stated that the US always has ideas and the country is always the first. He noted several times that the example of DeepSeek demonstrated the possibility of spending less on the development of artificial intelligence.
It is worth noting that the US AI industry continues to be strong and competitive. This industry also has the potential to develop a product that surpasses DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model. In the relevant context, a theoretical possibility is implied, but the probability of its implementation in a practical plane is very high. At the same time, it is obvious that the success of DeepSeek is not a kind of final point in the development of the Chinese artificial intelligence industry. Beijing, striving for technological sovereignty amid geopolitical tensions, will continue to move forward as part of the evolution of the domestic area of machine intelligence.
