DeepSeek and the Data Center Energy Crisis That Wasn’t

This week, the Chinese startup DeepSeek introduced an energy-efficient, AI-powered chatbot to the market. The new chatbot consumes a fraction of the energy of leading rivals like ChatGPT, upending the case for building gas power plants to feed data centers.

DeepSeek and the Data Center Energy Crisis That Wasn’t

This week, the Chinese startup DeepSeek introduced an energy-efficient, AI-powered chatbot to the market. The new chatbot consumes a fraction of the energy of leading rivals like ChatGPT, upending the case for building gas power plants to feed data centers.