SCMP｜Industry analysts said Liang's remarks highlighted a distinct cultural divide between Chinese AI players and their Western counterparts.
Compared with American AI labs like Anthropic and OpenAI, DeepSeek’s “approach and corporate culture differ significantly” because of the “founders’ distinct core philosophies”, said Guo Tao, a member of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence.

[DeepSeek] focused primarily on technical efficiency, “does not seek short-term commercial gains but focuses solely on technological breakthroughs to nurture a unique, long-term, technology-driven corporate culture”.More：DEEPSEEK BOSS OFFERS PEEK INTO STRATEGY.SCMP，July 27.2026 人工智能 大模型 deepseek AI开源新动态