DeepSeek AI Faces Cyberattack Amid Rapid Success

DeepSeek AI temporarily limits user registrations after a cyberattack disrupts its services.

  • DeepSeek AI temporarily limits user registrations after a cyberattack disrupts its services.
  • The app’s success has raised questions about US-China competition in AI development.
  • Despite US export restrictions, DeepSeek’s cost-efficient model challenges US AI supremacy.

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has been hit by a major cyberattack, leading to temporary restrictions on new user registrations. The attack caused significant outages to the company’s website and API, preventing users from logging in for an extended period. Despite the disruptions, DeepSeek has restored functionality, although new registrations remain limited.

The rise of DeepSeek, powered by its DeepSeek-V3 AI model, has caught the attention of global tech leaders. The AI assistant has gained massive popularity, especially in the US, due to its high performance and low cost. DeepSeek’s affordability and ability to rival advanced AI models like ChatGPT has made it a disruptor in the market.

This success has raised questions about the effectiveness of US export controls aimed at limiting China’s AI development. Despite restrictions on high-performance chips, DeepSeek claims to have trained its model with Nvidia’s less powerful H800 chips, highlighting the growing competitiveness of Chinese AI.