DeepSeek Reveals Latin America’s AI Crossroads
China’s new large language model, LLM, offers the region a chance to seize AI on its own terms but also brings risks of dependency.
BUENOS AIRES— As the battle for dominance in artificial intelligence between the U.S. and China rages on, the emergence of a new player—DeepSeek—is transforming Latin America’s AI future. This Chinese AI chatbot shook global markets upon release because it was developed for a fraction of the cost of high-profile U.S. competitors like OpenAI’s GPT-4 or Google’s Gemini, and operates on far less computing power. This technological shift marks a true fork in the road for Latin America; DeepSeek could be a powerful tool for self-reliance, or a gateway to a new kind of digital...
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