DeepSeek's Impact on AI Development and Open Source Innovation

According to Odaily, former ConsenSys global digital asset architect Ejaaz Ahamadeen recently shared insights on X regarding the transformative impact of DeepSeek on AI development timelines. Ahamadeen noted that DeepSeek has significantly accelerated these timelines, challenging previous assumptions that building such products would require $100 billion and result in a closed-source monopoly. Instead, DeepSeek has surpassed leading models at a minimal cost and has made its technology open source, allowing any AI developer access to this powerful model. Ahamadeen questioned why there is little discussion about the emergence of 'better agents' and suggested that the 'fat application theory' is becoming more relevant. He emphasized that this development is a significant boon for open-source AI.