Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to allay concerns about DeepSeek, boasting that Google's own AI models were comparable.

Google, Alphabet, GOOG CEO Sundar Pichai calls Gemini Flash AI models more efficient than DeepSeek R1 and V3 on 4Q earnings call.

DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the AI investing world recently when it announced that it trained its AI model for just $5.6 million. As a result, many investors were worried that the entire AI support industry could come crashing down.

US lawmakers are moving quickly to block DeepSeek on government devices after the Chinese-owned AI triggered security and privacy fears

DeepSeek emerged in January, surprising many in the technology industry with its capabilities, which reportedly come close to rivals but at a far lower cost.

DeepSeek shot to the top of the app-store charts—and triggered a brutal stock market selloff—last week. But the Chinese artificial-intelligence chatbot could soon face the same fate as TikTok. Lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill Thursday that would block the app from government-owned devices,

The latest Gemini 2.0 Flash model can interact with other Google apps and comes with reasoning chops, while the Gemini 2.0 Pro model excels at math and coding.

The Google Gemini app now includes a reasoning model that shows its "thought process." On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the availability of Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental on Gemini's desktop and mobile versions.