China's Deepseek Says Its Hit AI Model Cost Just $294,000 to Train
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DeepSeek's AI model was trained at a significantly lower cost than expected, sparking discussion on the factors contributing to this efficiency; commenters questioned the model's capabilities and compared it to other AI models.
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$300k sounds very cheap for enterprises. Just 1 L5 FAANG engineer salary