The Outsider Advantage: Why DeepSeek is Rewriting the AI Rulebook In the high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar race dominated by global AI giants, a name from China is quietly changing the game: DeepSeek . This isn't just a story about a technical marvel; it's the legend of a former quant trading  prodigy who crossed over to become an AI industry disruptor. While most companies are locked in a battle of parameter scale, DeepSeek has carved out a unique path, driven by an obsessiv