Today, details from DeepSeek's investor exchange meeting have been disclosed. When addressing the apparent conflict between open - source initiatives and commercial revenue generation, Liang Wenfeng made it clear that, while aiming for a six - fold profit (a return on investment within ten months), open - sourcing does not pose a threat to the company's business model. The reasoning behind this is that, even with the code being open - source, the expenses associated with third - parties independently deploying the technology still fall short of matching DeepSeek's cost - efficiency edge. However, he also pointed out that if the goal is to attain a hundred - fold profit, open - sourcing could potentially bring about competitive challenges. This is because third - parties might manage to deploy the technology at an even lower cost.
