India, Feb. 14 -- In late 2023, the tech world was disrupted by the launch of a path-breaking AI model that quickly reshaped the industry. Developed by Chinese entrepreneur Liang Feng, the first model, "DeepSeek Coder," was released in November 2023, demonstrating impressive coding capabilities. However, it was the January 2025 release of "DeepSeek-R1" that truly turned heads, positioning itself as a formidable challenger to OpenAI's "o1" model.

What sets DeepSeek apart is its remarkable cost efficiency-developed for just $6 million, a fraction of the multi-billion-dollar budgets typically spent by tech giants. This rapid ascent is transforming investment strategies globally.

Traditionally, AI adoption was seen as an expensive, resource...