DeepSeek challenged America's dominant position in AI last week when news got out that a Chinese startup could match the best ChatGPT model by using software instead of the high-end hardware unavailable to AI firms in China.  DeepSeek might have used ChatGPT content to train early versions of DeepSeek AI, but this doesn't change the novel approach that allowed it to do more with less, and to offer a potentially cheaper high-end AI to users. The market may have crashed last Monday, but that's a temporary reaction. Hardware will still very much count in the brewing US-China AI war, and everyone will pay even more attention to software optimization ideas. I said last week that DeepSeek tech might benefit Apple directly, one of the few companies that wasn't affected by the crash. I speculated that Apple might use some of DeepSeek's ideas to optimize its own AI models to improve Apple Intelligence on the iPhone in iOS 19 and future updates. I didn't mean Apple should incorporate DeepSeek inside the iPhone, like ChatGPT and other chatbot offerings. I wouldn't even want that. I have plenty of reasons to stay away from DeepSeek, as it is packaged for the Western world right now. However, DeepSeek integration in iOS could be exactly what Apple needs in China, a key iPhone market where the handset isn't selling as well as before. Continue reading... The post DeepSeek could be just what Apple needs to bring Apple Intelligence to China appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit, $4 Anker UDB-C cables, $30 Magic Bullet, $160 TP-Link mesh WiFi, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2025: Get $500+ free Today’s deals: $249 iPad 9th-Gen, $1,200 off AOC gaming laptop, Super Bowl TV deals, $79 Roku Ultra, more Today’s deals: $199 iPad 9, Galaxy S25 preorder deals, 25% off COSORI air fryer, $20 Anker power strip, more