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Coverage dated January 27, 2025

Who Is Behind DeepSeek? Here’s What To Know About Founder Liang Wenfeng.

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The 40-year-old entrepreneur launched the Chinese AI firm years before it rattled global tech stocks.

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  1. Quartz

    Meet the founder of DeepSeek, the China AI startup rattling Nvidia and Big Tech (opens Quartz)

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    Liang Wenfeng positions Chinese AI at the forefront of global technology, moving beyond the shadows of Western competitors

  2. BGR

    DeepSeek founder called China's 'AI hero' after US stock market tanks (opens BGR)

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    DeepSeek founder is now considered an 'AI hero' in China, following the recent announcements made by the company that changed the AI race.

  3. Forbes

    Who Is Behind DeepSeek? Here’s What To Know About Founder Liang Wenfeng. (opens Forbes)

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    The 40-year-old entrepreneur launched the Chinese AI firm years before it rattled global tech stocks.

  4. New York Post

    Who is DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng, the math whiz-hedge fund manager upending the AI industry? (opens New York Post)

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    Liang Wenfeng has gone from boyish, bespectacled math whiz to global tech figure overnight thanks to DeepSeek’s explosive impact on the artificial intelligence industry.

  5. The Guardian

    Who is behind DeepSeek and how did it achieve its AI ‘Sputnik moment’? (opens The Guardian)

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    Liang Wenfeng, who founded the firm just two years ago, says his aim is ‘not to lose money, nor to make huge profits’