- Google DeepMind’s CEO, Demis Hassabis, criticizes DeepSeek’s claims about its R1 model being as powerful as OpenAI’s GPT-4 but cheaper to train.
- Hassabis suggests DeepSeek’s cost figures might not include full development expenses and hints at possible reliance on Western AI models.
- Despite DeepSeek’s strong performance, Hassabis does not view it as a breakthrough, highlighting Google’s own Gemini models as more cost-efficient.
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