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DeepSeek Plans to Double Workforce in Pursuit of AGI

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, announced plans to at least double every department's size as it pursues artificial general intelligence. The company is hiring engineers, product managers, and other roles to accelerate AGI development. CEO Liang Wenfeng stated that humanity stands on the eve of AGI, signaling aggressive expansion.

Meridian48 take
The claim of nearing AGI is bold and unsubstantiated, but the hiring spree signals DeepSeek's serious investment in advanced AI research.
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'Humanity now stands on the eve of AGI': DeepSeek wants to "at least double the size of every department" as company pursues hiring spree in pursuit of AGI →
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