[Beijing, China, February 15, 2025] The Computing Power Network Special Interest Group of the China Information Industry Association (CIIA) and the Global Computing Consortium (GCC) co-hosted a closed-door workshop on the challenges of and opportunities for computing power (networks) that come with the surging popularity of DeepSeek, a Chinese home-grown high-performing AI platform.

In attendance were representatives from the organizers, industry research institutions, universities, and leading enterprises, and industry experts, as well as these from the National Data Bureau, the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies (CACS) affiliated to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Zhongguancun Science City Management Committee, and Inner Mongolia Horinger New Area's Economic Development Service Bureau.

The discussions went depth and length on the opportunities and challenges DeepSeek has brought to the computing power industry from the perspective of technology, demand, and industry ecosystem.

Making technology more powerful is a forever pursuit of the computing power industry. DeepSeek, which is thriving on algorithm innovation, model architecture optimization, and intensive hardware-software collaboration, serves as a shining example and benchmark for exploring technological potential within this sector.

As DeepSeek continues on the momentum of quick adoption across industries, the need for computing power is ever boosting, and this is where the challenges come towards the production of computing power. The growing demand also means opportunities, which will attract more enterprises to develop and offer versatile, tiered computing power services and applications, ultimately pushing the boundary of the computing power industry.

From an ecosystem's point of view, by being available as open source, DeepSeek positions itself to serve large organizations on-premise, including those in the financial and Internet sectors, as they look to make the most of models for business while guaranteeing data privacy and security. This calls for computing power ecosystem to improve hardware performance and develop software seamlessly compatible with the models, which highlights the importance of partnership with both upstream and downstream players.

The participants believe that it is critical for computing power to ride the wave of rapidly developing AI to explore new technologies and products, urging industry organizations and associations to play a leading role in promoting cooperation and development within the computing industry ecosystem.