Sorry, but Deepseek Didn't Train Its Flagship Model for $294,000
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The article disputes DeepSeek's claimed training cost for its flagship model, sparking skepticism and déjà vu among commenters who feel the news is not new.
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romperstomper
4 months ago
well.. nobody cares now I suppose.
ErikBjare
4 months ago
Is this news to people? I feel like we argued about this months ago and I don't see anything new here?
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