Satya Nadella Said 'We Should Take Development Out Of China Very, Very Seriously.' Now, DeepSeek's R1 Has Emerged As A ChatGPT Killer, Outperforming OpenAI With 50x Lower Costs

Satya Nadella-led Microsoft has bet its AI ambitions on OpenAI, pouring billions of dollars into the Sam Altman-led startup. Now, days after he said the China threat needs to be taken seriously, DeepSeek, a China-based AI startup, has beaten OpenAI with 97% less computing power and 50 times lower prices.