AI glossary · Generative AI and LLMs
DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company known for open-weight language and reasoning models, and for its own chatbot app.
In more detail
DeepSeek drew global attention in January 2025 when its R1 reasoning model performed close to leading Western models while being far cheaper to use, and the weights were released openly.
As with any chatbot, check the provider’s terms on where your data is stored and how it is used before sharing sensitive information. See AI privacy.
Related terms
Reasoning modelA reasoning model is an AI model that works through a problem step by step before answering, which helps with maths, coding and complex questions.Open-source AIOpen-source AI means models that are free to download, use and modify. Many are “open-weight”: the trained model is shared, but not the data it was trained on.Large language model (LLM)A large language model (LLM) is an AI model trained on vast amounts of text to understand and generate language. It powers chatbots like ChatGPT.AI privacyAI privacy is about how AI tools collect, store and use your personal information, including what you type into chatbots and whether it is used for training.
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