Various brands, such as DeepSeek , Alibaba, and Baidu, have demonstrated that AI functions can be developed and executed at a fraction of the cost. They have also navigated securing solid business partnerships and deciding or continuing to provide AI products to consumers as free or low cost, open source models, while larger companies double down on a proprietary, for profit trajectory, hiding their best features behind a paywall. The latest models, such as DeepSeek’s R1, Alibaba’s...
