At the recent 360 Nanometer AI Search New Energy Vehicle event, Zhou Hongyi, the founder and chairman of 360 Group, shared in-depth insights on DeepSeek, which has garnered widespread attention lately. He highly praised its open-source spirit and its positive impact on the development of the industry.
During a live interaction, Zhou Hongyi addressed external doubts comparing DeepSeek with investments from industry giants, responding candidly: "Some people ask if I feel ashamed? I do not. Many industry giants have invested dozens of times more than DeepSeek, yet have not achieved the same results. Therefore, I feel no shame."
He further pointed out that DeepSeek's success story is extremely rare, almost a once-in-a-century occurrence. It gained massive traffic rapidly without any marketing efforts. Especially during the Spring Festival, DeepSeek surpassed 100 million users in just 10 days, a speed that far exceeds that of ChatGPT reaching the same user base, undoubtedly securing a leading position in the domestic AI field.
Zhou Hongyi particularly praised DeepSeek's open-source strategy, believing that this initiative not only demonstrates its commitment to free and open use but also makes core technologies public, showcasing the spirit of openness and sharing. This spirit has not only propelled DeepSeek's rapid development but also brought opportunities for healthy competition and mutual growth within the entire industry.
In response to the recent cyberattack on DeepSeek, Zhou Hongyi quickly expressed his willingness to provide free cybersecurity support and integrated DeepSeek's R1 full-version large model into the 360 Nanometer AI Search, demonstrating his firm support for the development of domestic AI through concrete actions.
