Open Source LLM

Beijing meeting puts spotlight on China’s new face of AI, DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, listens to DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at a meeting in Beijing on January 20, 2025. Photo: CCTV

Liang Wenfeng , 40, took part in the meeting where a select group of industry experts – in the fields of technology, education, science, culture, health and sports – offered Li their opinions and suggestions for a draft government work report, according to official news agency Xinhua.
LLM refers to the technology underpinning generative AI services such as ChatGPT. Open source gives public access to a software program’s source code, allowing third-party developers to modify or share its design, fix broken links or scale up its capabilities.

At Monday’s meeting, Li called on the economy’s “new growth drivers”, created via scientific and technological innovation, to help “secure and improve people’s livelihoods”, according to the Xinhua report.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, second from left, directly sits across DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at Monday’s symposium in Beijing to hear the opinions and suggestions from industry experts – in the fields of technology, education, science, culture, health and sports – for a draft government work report. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, second from left, directly sits across DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng at Monday’s symposium in Beijing to hear the opinions and suggestions from industry experts – in the fields of technology, education, science, culture, health and sports – for a draft government work report. Photo: Xinhua

Liang’s participation at Monday’s meeting with Li reflects DeepSeek’s growing prominence in the AI industry.