How DeepSeek's whale girl became a real asset: 'product of Wenfeng's disregard for professionalism'
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-26
- teortaxesTex argues DeepSeek's whale and whale-girl mascots give the company a nontrivial "aura" boost, almost certainly a product of Liang Wenfeng's disregard for corporate "professionalism" — nobody insisted on a safe, high-status abstract logo instead.
- Screenshots: Wenhao Chai confirms a K3.1 animation is "coming soon"; a Reddit user says they installed DeepSeek because of the viral whale-girl maid fanart, which DeepSeek itself happily embraced.
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