70 billion yuan ($10 billion) into its funding round, DeepSeek is telling prospective investors it will prioritize breakthrough AI research over near-term commercialization, according to people familiar with the talks.
Liang Wenfeng said in at least one investor meeting that DeepSeek will keep developing open-source AI models while pursuing artificial general intelligence, framing the company’s mission as pushing technological boundaries rather than monetization.
That pitch signals DeepSeek is asking investors to back a longer-horizon strategy, with AGI research and open-source model development at the center of its growth plan.
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