Microsoft CEO calls DeepSeek 'good news' for AI adoption

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Microsoft says DeepSeek's lower-cost model could drive more AI adoption. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)

YIFAN YU

PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Chinese AI developer DeepSeek is "good news" for Microsoft, CEO Satya Nadella said just days after the little-known company grabbed headlines around the world with its low-cost challenge to OpenAI.

"I think DeepSeek has some real innovations," Nadella said at an earnings call Wednesday afternoon.

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