DeepSeek is an open-source LLM project from China that has quickly gained popularity globally.DeepSeek's mobile chatbot app has seen explosive growth in China and the U.S., with a user-friendly interface and helpful responses.DeepSeek improves on LLM architecture rather than relying on additional GPUs like many other models.DeepSeek demonstrates the potential of open-source projects and encourages exploring beyond ChatGPT.