What DeepSeek's success says about China's ability to nurture talent
DeepSeek's success is a victory for China's education system, proof that it equals that of the United States or has even surpassed it.
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The core team of developers and scientists behind DeepSeek, the Chinese startup that has jolted the artificial intelligence world, all attended university in China, according to the company's founder. That's a contrast with many Chinese tech companies, which have often sought talent educated abroad.
As Chinese commenters online basked in Americans' shocked reactions, some pointed to the high number of doctorates in science that China produces annually. «DeepSeek's success proves that our education is awesome,» read one blog post's headline.
Acclaim has even poured in from overseas. Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging platform Telegram, said last month that fierce competition in Chinese schools had fueled the country's successes in AI. «If the U.S. doesn't reform its education system, it risks ceding tech leadership to China,» he wrote online.
The reality is more complicated. Yes, China has invested heavily in education, especially in science and technology, which has helped nurture a significant pool of talent, key to its ambition of becoming a world leader in AI by 2023.
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