DeepSeek is underrated: Liang Wenfeng's consistent open-source philosophy is its real moat
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-11-13
teortaxesTex argues DeepSeek is underrated: most Chinese labs open-source for mundane reasons (mindshare, prestige, community post-training), but the Whale under Liang Wenfeng has upheld a consistent philosophical line since its High-Flyer days. Attached images compile Liang's signature quotes: AGI driven by curiosity, "giants' cash cows shackle them," "OpenAI isn't divine and can't lead forever," "we won't go closed-source — a robust technology ecosystem matters more," "someone must step onto the frontier," and that originality vs. imitation is China's real gap. The author believes this idealism makes DeepSeek unique among open-source labs.
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