After its irruption in the artificial intelligence industry, the application of Chinese origin had to suspend the registration of new users because of “malicious activities.” At the moment, from the company they did not provide more details about the nature or origin of these attacks.
A wave of cyber attacks put a brake on the registration of new users in the Depseek chatbot.
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After its strong irruption – which caused strong repercussions on Wall Street– The last Chinese alternative in the artificial intelligence industry, Deepseekhad to temporarily limit the registration of new users in its application. The measure was taken after the company detected “Malicious large -scale attacks.”
“Following the Malicious large -scale attacks against Depseek serviceswe have temporarily limited the records to guarantee the continuity of the service. Existing users can connect as usual. Thank you for understanding and support, “they explained from the company in the state section of the service on your official website.
Deepseek recorded a wave of cyberbrains
From the Chinese company they assured that they are “investigating the problem” that caused the web services and application programming interface (API) they work with a “deteriorated performance”. Despite the measures taken and the recognition of the attacks, since the AI company did not make more details about the nature or the origin of the attacks received.
The limitation comes after the strong irruption of the application in the world of artificial intelligence, which generated an earthquake in Wallstreet with Hard consequences for companies in the sector. Last weekend, the application of Chinese origin was The most discharged in Apple’s store.
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The great interest in the technological, launched in 2023 by a Chinese and practically anonymous coverage fund internationally until a few weeks ago, reached today to the new US president, Donald Trumpwho assured that his sudden success should mean “A call for attentionn “For American technology for the competition that has created them.
“The launch of Deepseek AI of a Chinese company should serve as a attention call for our industries that You must concentrate on the task of competing“With her, he stressed.
What is Deepseek? The Chinese alternative to chatgpt that revolutionizes artificial intelligence
The Depseek chatbot, developed in China, managed to capture global attention by exceeding the leaders of the AI development sector in efficiency and capacities. This model, unknown a few weeks ago, incorporates advanced reasoning chains that put giants like OpenAi and Google in check.
Among various features, the application allows users to activate a function called Deepthinkwhich displays the reasoning chains of the model until reaching the final response, simulating human behavior in their decisions. However, previous versions of the Chatbot faced criticism for censoring sensitive political content in China.
The reasons behind Depseek’s success
- Performance: The model Deepseek R1launched on January 20, 2025, specializes in solving complex problems through structured reasoning. In the main benchmarks, he has matched or even surpassed to the OpenA-O1 model, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. This is remarkable since Depseek uses less advanced hardware than its competitors.
- Accessible cost: Deepseek offers a significantly lower price. While Openai charges 57.80 euros per million generated tokens, Deepseek reduces that cost to only 2.10 euros. This makes it an attractive option for companies and developers.
- Open source: Deepseek’s transparency has also been key. The company has chosen to release the code of its models, allowing the global community to access, improve and adapt technology for other projects. This contrasts with the trend of companies such as OpenAi and Google, who have closed their developments.
Source: Ambito
