"DeepSeek, and R1 in particular, was the first model I've seen post some points," Nadella said.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has admitted that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek caught him off guard with its powerful model, R1 — the first he’s seen to seriously challenge OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

"DeepSeek, and R1 in particular, was the first model I've seen post some points," Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella said.Stephen Brashear via Getty Images DeepSeek stunned the AI industry when it ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella lauded DeepSeek's R1 as a formidable competitor to OpenAI's models, surpassing even Google's Gemini in performance. This recognition, along with praise from OpenAI's ...

DeepSeek stunned the AI industry when it unveiled its flagship model R1 earlier this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said R1 was the first model he had seen that could match up to OpenAI's.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admitted that DeepSeek's R1 AI model caught him off guard with its performance comparable to ...

Chinese AI startup's R1 model scored real points DeepSeek’s R1 model has done what no one else has managed and gotten ...

Microsoft Corporation MSFT CEO Satya Nadella was once OpenAI's biggest ... What Happened: Earlier this year, in January, Chinese startup DeepSeek surprised the world with its low-cost R1 model.

Microsoft’s Build conference runs May 19–22, 2025 in Seattle, featuring CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote on AI integrations—from ...