By Kenrick Cai, Anna Tong, Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO -Developers at leading U.S. AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the ...

This is the year of the snake, 蛇. The Chinese zodiac sign is part of a 12-year cycle. 2024 was the year of the dragon.

And while American tech companies have spent billions trying to get ahead in the AI arms race, DeepSeek’s sudden popularity also shows that while it is heating up, the digital cold war between the US ...