DeepSeek temporarily limits registration to Chinese mobile numbers

  • As someone who follows AI basically minute-to-minute, I'm a little confused about why everyone is freaking out so much about DeepSeek & R1. Normal (non-tech) people are asking me about it today. The stock market is freaking out.

    Why is this news—which is mostly technical and incremental—causing such panic?

  • China's AI says it is using less power and cost less, yet what I heard is that it's more powerful. How can it be? I know that China lies about it, but can people be that gullible to believe that?

  • Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek's services, we are temporarily limiting registrations to ensure continued service. Existing users can log in as usual. Thanks for your understanding and support.

  • Has deepseek spend been independently audited? Also, does it have similar national security concerns as TikTok?