The emergence of DeepSeek has had a significant knock-on effect on the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the following key ways:

 Redefinition of cost-efficiency:
 DeepSeek has challenged the traditional notion that AI research and development requires a huge capital investment by developing AI models that perform as well as the top models at a relatively low cost. According to information on the web, DeepSeek claims that its R1 models cost only $6 million to train, which contrasts with the hundreds of millions of dollars invested by other companies.