DeepSeek founder Lian Wenfeng is being hailed as a hero within the southern Chinese language province of Guangdong, the place he grew up and reportedly returned for the Lunar New Yr, joined by bodyguards.
Wenfengβwho, at 40, is already a billionaire as a consequence of his hedge fund, Excessive-Flyerβis seemingly much more beloved by locals following DeepSeekβs breakthrough analysis, which demonstrated that robust AI fashions could possibly be constructed with fewer and less-powerful Nvidia chips. The discovering has important implications, significantly in China, the place entry to the highest-end chips has been restricted.
Residents of his native neighborhood inform the Monetary Occasions that Wenfeng was a βhigh scholarβ who liked comedian books, was a math whiz, and got here from a household of educators. In line with one native, Wenfeng additionally performed some soccer. βAll of us grew up on this village,β the resident tells the FT. βWeβre very pleased with him.β
Regardless of his rising star, Wenfeng has largely prevented public consideration, irritating these desirous to study extra about him. Given the destiny of high-flying Chinese language CEOs like Jack Ma and Pony Ma β who confronted authorities scrutiny after gaining somewhat an excessive amount of visibility β donβt be stunned if Wenfeng chooses to remain within the background.
