Who Is Liang Wenfeng? The DeepSeek Founder Who Shook the AI World
In January 2025, a single AI model from a little-known Chinese startup erased more than $1 trillion in market value from US tech stocks in one trading day. The model was DeepSeek-R1, and the man behind it is Liang Wenfeng, a former quant trader who built a frontier-grade AI lab on a fraction of the budget his American rivals spend. He rarely gives interviews, holds no flashy executive title beyond founder and CEO, and reportedly still reads research papers and writes code himself. So who is Liang Wenfeng, and how did a kid from a rural village in southern China end up reshaping the global AI race? This guide covers […]
