Anthropic 4 月预览的 Mythos 模型据报迫使 DeepSeek 转向外部融资,筹集 74 亿美元。此前这家成立三年的中国 AI 实验室一直靠 CEO 梁文锋个人财富运营。The Information 报道称,梁文锋认为 DeepSeek 若无更大资金储备将无法与 Mythos 竞争。DeepSeek 正激进扩张:当前约 300 名员工,计划在 AI 系统、基础设施、产品和研究部门至少翻倍人员规模。
Anthropic's Mythos preview reportedly pushed DeepSeek into a $7.4B fundraising - because they could not compete with Mythos.
Until now, the three-year-old Chinese AI lab had relied on CEO Liang Wenfeng's personal wealth instead of outside capital.
The Information reports the shift came after Anthropic's April preview of Mythos. Liang reportedly concluded DeepSeek could not compete at that level without a much larger war chest.
DeepSeek is now expanding aggressively: around 300 employees today, with plans to "at least double" headcount across AI systems, infrastructure, product and research.