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Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen commended Deep Seek, calling its developments "one of the most amazing and impressive breakthroughs" he has ever encountered. The intrigue builds around Deep Seek not solely for its capabilities but also for its remarkably low development costs. The company claims that its AI model, which reportedly competes effectively with existing technologies, was developed for just $5.6 million. In stark contrast, established players like Anthropic typically spend between $100 million to over $1 billion on their models. This cost disparity raises fundamental questions about the previous assumptions underpinning the AI boom—the notion that substantial spending is prerequisite for credible AI development.