Post #6901

🇨🇳 DeepSeek just closed the biggest AI funding round in Chinese history but this is much bigger than a normal startup raise. China is effectively turning DeepSeek into a national AI champion. After founder Liang Wenfeng was personally invited to a high-level meeting with Xi Jinping alongside leaders from BYD and Huawei, government support accelerated fast. Now DeepSeek is reportedly raising $7B at a $51.5B valuation with backing tied to state-supported capital and Tencent. But the real story is the rollout: • 72 Chinese local governments are already using DeepSeek internally • Shenzhen deployed it to 20,000 government workers • Hospitals are using it for clinical support • Universities run it on supercomputers • Hotel chains and police departments are deploying it operationally At the same time, China is pouring billions into AI infrastructure, subsidies, and compute access across the country. The contrast with the US is striking: American AI companies compete for customers. China appears to be integrating one directly into the state itself. @aipost🏴