Condia Insider: A wake up call for Africa’s AI ecosystem
- DeepSeek released its DeepSeek-V3 AI model, which competes with Meta's Llama 3.1.
- The training cost for DeepSeek-V3 was just $5.6 million, compared to Meta's $60 million.
- DeepSeek utilized older H800 chips and optimized training techniques to reduce costs.
DeepSeek's achievement is a significant turning point in the AI landscape, demonstrating that innovation is not solely the domain of tech giants. This could inspire a new wave of creativity and resourcefulness among startups in regions like Africa, which have often been underestimated in their potential to contribute to AI advancements. The industry must now reconsider its assumptions about the necessary conditions for success in AI development.
