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DeepSeek has ripped away AI’s veil of mystique. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear it

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The launch of DeepSeek R1 created mayhem in the tech world, with stocks plummeting and much chatter about the US losing its supremacy in AI technology.

The original Sputnik moment came on 4 October 1957 when the Soviet Union shocked the world with the first time humanity had sent a satellite into orbit.

But for all the disruption, the Sputnik moment’ reveals less about the Chinese AI chatbot than about American neuroses.

The hype around DeepSeek is in part a reflection of the hype around AI , writes Kenan Malik .

It is a reflection, too, of geopolitical tensions, he says.

The hype is the hype that drives the billion-dollar investment and buys political influence, including a seat at the inauguration.

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