標題:The real meaning of the DeepSeek drama

The Chinese model-maker has panicked investors. But it is good for the users of AI

正文：The market reaction, when it came, was brutal. On January 27th, asinvestors realised just how good DeepSeek’s “v3” and “R1” models were, they wiped around a trillion dollars off the market capitalisation of America’s listed tech firms. Nvidia, a chipmaker and the chief shovel-seller of the artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush, saw its value fall by $600bn. Yet even if the Chinese model-maker’s new releases rattled investors in a handful of firms, they should be a cause for optimism for the world at large. DeepSeek shows how competition and innovation will make AI cheaper and therefore more useful.

知識點：Brutal

adj. violent and cruel 殘忍的，殘酷的；野蠻的

e.g. a brutal attack/murder/killing etc. 一次殘忍的襲擊/謀殺/殺害等

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