SMRTR AIMay 28, 2025TechCrunch

DeepSeek updates its R1 reasoning AI model, releases it on Hugging Face

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DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has released an updated version of its R1 reasoning AI model on Hugging Face. The minor upgrade, now under an MIT license for commercial use, boasts 685 billion parameters. This massive size likely requires specialized hardware to run. DeepSeek's R1 model has gained attention for its competitive performance against OpenAI's offerings, but has also raised concerns among U.S. regulators about potential national security risks.

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