The development of the Deepseek platform in China has generated concern in the US by positioning itself as an efficient and affordable alternative to Chatgpt, unleashing a new global competition in artificial intelligence.
The emergence of Depseek, an artificial intelligence platform developed in China, has aroused concern among professionals in the technological industry in the United States.
In a matter of days, this cheaper and efficient alternative to Chatgpt has become a direct threat to Openai – the owner of the popular artificial intelligence tool (AI) – and other leading companies in the sector. Its impact has already been reflected in the financial markets and generated concern among the experts, who warn that the competition with China in this field will be increasingly fierce.
A “Sputnik Moment” for artificial intelligence
The rapid adoption of Deepseek has led some experts to compare its launch with the famous “Sputnik Moment” of the Cold War, when the Soviet Union surprised the world by putting the first artificial satellite into orbit. For Alex Neuman, technology expert and digital life producer, the situation, “keeping distances,” is similar.
“Just as Sputnik forced the United States to react in the space race, Depseek has shown that cheaper, more efficient and accessible models can be developed. This has lit a new global competition and forces US companies to rethink their strategy, ”he explained in an interview with the Voice of America.
Neuman clarified that there are enough reasons for the industry to react to the emergence of Deepseek. Mainly because it achieves results comparable to those of chatgpt using less resources, which makes it a much more efficient model.
“Some companies sell $ 40,000 hardware for AI processing, while with Depseek you can achieve similar capacities in a common team. This democratizes artificial intelligence and reduces the dependence of technological giants such as OpenAI,” he said.
Concern of great technological and drop in the stock market
Deepseek's impact has been immediate in financial markets. Since its launch, technological giants such as NVIDIA, Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have seen a significant fall in the value of their shares, accumulating losses greater than 1,000 million dollars in stock capitalization.
“He has put us on alert because it is a direct competition to Chatgpt, and the most problematic for large technological ones is that it is much cheaper. That makes it accessible to more users, which calls into question the millionaire investments that are being carried out in Artificial Intelligence. Is it really necessary to invest so much money when there are more affordable and efficient models?
This situation has led to companies such as OpenAi to adopt new strategies to stay competitive. “After Deepseek's announcement, OpenAI began offering more free functionalities in Chatgpt. It is not a coincidence, it is a direct response to the competition,” Neuman said.
Trump's response and security concern
President Donald Trump has also spoken on the subject, qualifying Depseek as a “attention call” for the American technology industry.
“The launch of Deepseek should be a attention call for our industries. We need to focus on competing to win,” the US president recently said.
Beyond technological competition, some experts have warned about possible security risks that could represent an artificial intelligence developed in China. Neuman said that, although Depseek is open source, its mobile version could involve privacy risks.
“If you use the application on your phone, the terms and conditions establish that they can collect your information and share it under the laws of the Chinese government. However, if you use the open source model in your own computer, you can maintain total control over your data and avoid security problems, “he said.
An uncertain future for artificial intelligence
The arrival of Deepseek, according to the claims of several analysts in the sector, has marked “a before and after” in the development of artificial intelligence, which could be decisive in the leadership of the economy worldwide.
“What promoted the Stock Exchange in 2023 and 2024 was artificial intelligence. Now we see unprecedented government investments and new positions in the White House dedicated exclusively to this technology. Whoever manages to dominate this sector will not only lead the industry, but will have A gigantic world economic influence, ”he said.
Neuman, on the other hand, warned that Openai and other great technological ones must adapt or, otherwise, will lose ground.
“Deepseek is not an anomaly, it is the natural evolution of artificial intelligence. If China did not do it, another country would have done it. The same happened in the 80s with the personal computers industry, when IBM thought it had the market Dominated and then companies such as Compaq, Dell and HP with more efficient options arrived.
Neuman insisted that with the career for artificial intelligence in full boom, the future of Openai and other leading companies will depend on “their ability to adapt to this new global competition.”
“Deepseek's emergence is only the beginning of a technological battle that will define world leadership in the coming years,” he concluded.