Is DeepSeek's new model the latest blow to proprietary AI?

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• DeepSeek released its V3.2 model on Monday.
• It aims to keep accessible AI competitive for developers.
• V3.2 heats up the race between open and proprietary models.

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has made yet another splash with the release of V3.2, the latest iteration in its V3 model series.

Launched Monday, the model, which builds on an experimental V3.2 version announced in October, comes in two versions: "Thinking," and a more powerful "Speciale." DeepSeek said V3.2 pushes the capabilities of open-source AI even further. Like other DeepSeek models, it's a fraction of the cost of proprietary models, and the underlying weights can be accessed via Hugging Face. 

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