You can try, but not possible to build AI with $10M: Sam Altman’s old video goes viral after DeepSeek does it with $5M

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has taken the tech world by storm with its cost-effective, high-performance chatbot, which was developed for under $6 million—far less than the billions spent by US tech giants like OpenAI. This breakthrough has garnered praise from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who had previously dismissed small-budget AI projects as "hopeless." DeepSeeks rapid rise is reshaping the competitive landscape of AI, particularly in the context of Chinas growing influence in AI development.