Who is Liang Wenfeng?
China's AI company DeepSeek is renowned for its original inventions. DeepSeek's founder and CEO is Liang Wenfeng. DeepSeek-R1, the startup's AI chatbot, was just released. Shortly after its debut, it earned positive reviews from users and overtook OpenAI's ChatGPT as the top-rated free software in the US on Apple's software Store.
A model made at a low cost
Liang spent relatively little money developing this chatbot approach. It cost less than $6 million, or around Rs 52 crore, but ChatGPT took more than $60 million to create. However, Google's AI chatbot has also been quite expensive. DeepSeek's concept became a global debate issue because of its low cost.
It's a two-year-old company
DeepSeek, Liang's business, is only two years old. In 2023, he initiated it. But prior to that, he founded many artificial intelligence-related businesses. He established Zhejiang Jiuzhang Asset Management Company in 2015 after founding Hangzhou Yakebi Investment Management in 2013. In 2019, he also founded High-Flyer AI, a business that manages assets worth over 10 billion yuan.
Other AI firms were significantly impacted by DeepSeek's success. Chip manufacturer Nvidia's stock dropped 17%. AI businesses in india also failed on Tuesday. Anant raj Ltd.'s stock fell 20% in the circuit. The value of Netweb Technologies India's shares fell by 10%. Zen Technologies' stock dropped more than 14% at the same time.
How much is Liang's net worth?
Liang, the creator of DeepSeek, has a net worth that is not well known to the general public. The Chemical City Paper website states that Liang, 40, has a net worth of $3.2 billion, or around Rs 28,000 crore. He attributes his achievement to his family, which includes his wife and two kids.