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DeepSeek

DeepSeek is named in 2 Parts of The Buildout, most recently Part 5: OpenAI and Anthropic Are Not the Same Business.

In 2 parts of The Buildout: Part 05, Part 03 · Updated Oct 22, 2026

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  1. Part 05 · OpenAI: commoditizedAug 20, 2026

    Michael Spencer predicts Anthropic will achieve AI supremacy status in 2027 and by 2030 will have no comparable peer competitor, not Google, OpenAI, DeepSeek, or Alibaba.

  2. Part 05 · Voices that cross sidesAug 13, 2026

    Wyndo cites Artificial Analysis benchmark results as evidence of rapid open-weight model improvement: Kimi K3 scored 57 on its Intelligence Index (13 points above Kimi K2.6, per the July 17 evaluation), and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scored 10 points…

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  1. Part 03Demand has teeth

    His checklist is substantial: token demand is up roughly 17,000-fold in four years; DeepSeek raised token prices despite a strategy built on undercutting; combined OpenAI and Anthropic revenue run rates crossed $110 billion in July; and Morgan Stanley put hyperscaler returns on AI capital expenditure at 25 to 46 percent.

    The Machines Will Work. The Debt Might Not.

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