The recent launch of ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/deepseek” target=”_blank”>DeepSeek, a Chinese ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/large-language-model” target=”_blank”>large language model (LLM) built at a fraction of the cost of OpenAI’s GPT-4, has ignited a debate about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) funding and innovation in India. Aakrit Vaish, adviser, ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/indiaai-mission” target=”_blank”>IndiaAI Mission, said on X (formerly Twitter) that DeepSeek’s emergence could lead to a bifurcation of ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/ai-venture-capital” target=”_blank”>AI venture capital, with smaller seed rounds becoming sufficient for initial traction and profitability, followed by the need for much larger sums for “world dominance.”
Abhishek Prasad, managing director,…
