OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the much-discussed AI model DeepSeek-R1 as "impressive," considering its capabilities for its price.
deepseek's r1 is an impressive model, particularly around what they're able to deliver for the price.
we will obviously deliver much better models and also it's legit invigorating to have a new competitor! we will pull up some releases.
— Sam Altman (@sama) January 28, 2025
"Clearly, we will provide much better models. Moreover, it's really great to have a new competitor! We will ramp up some releases," he added.
Altman emphasized that his startup will continue to follow its roadmap, and having access to substantial computational resources remains crucial.
"The world will want to use a lot of AI and will be quite surprised by the emergence of next-generation models," highlighted the head of ChatGPT's developer.
Earlier, Nvidia's shares experienced a double-digit drop following the launch of DeepSeek-R1. The model offered capabilities comparable to leading neural networks at a significantly lower cost, raising doubts about the rationale behind billion-dollar investments in graphics cards.
Chip developer representatives called DeepSeek's solution "an outstanding achievement in artificial intelligence."
"DeepSeek's work illustrates how new neural networks can be created using the Test Time Scaling method, utilizing widely available models and computing resources that fully comply with export control requirements," Nvidia stated.
During trading on January 27, the company's shares fell by 17%. Such a significant decline had not been seen in years.
Regarding concerns about falling demand for graphics cards, Nvidia attempted to refute this viewpoint.
"The conclusions require a significant number of our GPUs and high-performance networks," company representatives stressed.
US President Donald Trump noted that DeepSeek's technology should serve as a wake-up call for American companies.
Earlier, experts deemed the hype surrounding DeepSeek as premature.
