Non-Western founders say DeepSeek is proof that innovation need not cost billions of dollars Rest of World By: Ananya Bhattacharya 30 January 2025 at 10:15 During a trip to India in 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked controversy when he said it was “hopeless” for a young team with less than $10 million to compete... © Joanne Lee / Rest of WorldDeepSeek has been celebrated by some outside of Silicon Valley as an affordable alternative to ChatGPT