DeepSeek: The App That Crashed NVIDIA, Rocked the U.S. Market, and Exposed Project Stargate

By Anthony F. Sanchez, Author & UFO Researcher
For UFO Currents

Say hello to DeepSeek—the AI disruptor that sent shockwaves through Wall Street, obliterated $600 billion in NVIDIA's market value, and revealed the cracks in America's $500 billion AI gamble.

If you haven’t yet heard about DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence app that has shaken the tech world, it’s time to pay attention. This app skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s download charts over the weekend after being released by a Chinese start-up of the same name, founded just last year in 2023. Offering functionality comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, DeepSeek answers questions, generates text, and—most shockingly—proves that big AI doesn’t have to come with a big price tag.

A Policy That Backfired?

Let’s rewind for some context. Back during his administration, former President Biden implemented several measures to curb Chinese advances in AI, including sweeping export controls to restrict access to GPUs (graphics processing units)—the chips that power advanced AI technologies. The intent? To slow down Chinese AI progress.

Now fast forward to the present. Something unexpected has happened, and it’s rattling markets worldwide. Enter DeepSeek, which has managed to outdo ChatGPT on a shoestring budget of just $5.7 million USD.

The DeepSeek Phenomenon: A Stark Reality Check

To grasp the scale of this disruption, consider this:

  • $5.7 million is peanuts compared to the $500 billion President Trump recently announced to build AI infrastructure in the U.S. as part of "Project Stargate," which allocates $100 billion upfront to OpenAI and similar ventures.

  • If $5.7 million were a single step, $500 billion would be like walking around the Earth 10 times.

  • Spending $1 every second? It would take 66 days to spend $5.7 million, but a staggering 15,800 years to burn through $500 billion.

Yet DeepSeek managed to deliver comparable—if not superior—technology at a fraction of the cost.

How Did DeepSeek Do It?

DeepSeek’s creators, led by Liang Wenfeng, co-founder of the hedge fund High-Flyer, prioritized algorithmic efficiency over brute computational power. In simple terms, instead of relying on massive data centers filled with expensive GPUs, they found smarter ways to optimize their AI models.

Here’s the game-changer: People’s ingenuity in programming outperformed brute force computation—the traditional, costly method of running AI systems.

A Market Crash Fueled by Disruption

DeepSeek’s success sent shockwaves through the tech world. On Monday, several AI-dependent companies saw their stocks plummet:

  • Nvidia, the U.S. chipmaking giant, lost 17% of its market value, a staggering $589 billion, with a brief drop of 20%.

  • The Nasdaq composite index, heavily weighted with tech stocks, dropped 3%, with over $1 trillion wiped from its market cap.

  • TSMC, another key player in chip manufacturing, also took a hit on the New York Stock Exchange.

DeepSeek’s free, open-source nature amplified the blow. Its capabilities—and the fact that anyone can use or modify it—made it clear that big spending isn’t the only way to win in AI.

Lessons Learned: Smarter, Not Harder

This event revealed a bitter truth: the narrative that we need $500 billion in AI data centers powered by nuclear plants is a SCAM. DeepSeek exposed the inefficiency of brute-force computation, showing that algorithmic innovation—brainpower—trumps the GPU-driven approach.

What does this mean for America? It’s a wake-up call. The world isn’t waiting for us to catch up, and we’ve been distracted by the wrong priorities.

The Bigger Picture: American Priorities Are Misaligned

  • China has more honor students than the United States has total students. That’s a sobering statistic.
  • Jocks over Geeks and Nerds: Meanwhile, U.S. education systems emphasize sports and social distractions rather than STEM (science, technology, engineering, math).
  • Brain Rot: Our youth are drowning in endless 30-second videos, losing the ability to focus beyond a few minutes.
While other nations pour resources into building their intellectual capacity, we’re banning books, pushing divisive politics, and neglecting critical areas of innovation.

Final Thoughts

The DeepSeek story is more than just a market shake-up—it’s a stark reminder that brainpower beats brute force. Instead of dumping billions into massive AI infrastructure, the U.S. should invest in fostering the next generation of innovators, engineers, and scientists.

It’s time to stop the political bickering, abandon outdated priorities, and refocus on what really matters: American strength through intellectual might. Because if we don’t act now, we risk falling even further behind in the global race for technological dominance.

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Anthony is the author of the books ‘UFO Nexus‘, ‘UFO Highway 2.0‘, and ‘The Modern UFO/UAP Researcher’s Handbook‘ available in paperback or eBook @ https://StrangeLightsPublishing.com

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Citations:

1. The Washington Post. (2025, January 27). **Trump calls China’s DeepSeek AI app a ‘wake-up call’ after tech stocks slide.** *The Washington Post.* Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/deep-seek-ai-markets-nvidia/

2. OpenAI. (2025, January 21). **Announcing The Stargate Project.** *OpenAI.* Retrieved from https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/

3. Binder, M. (2025, January 27). **Here's what DeepSeek AI does better than OpenAI's ChatGPT.** *Mashable.* Retrieved from https://mashable.com/article/deepseek-ai-vs-openai-chatgpt

4. Fast Company. (2025, January 28). **DeepSeek’s $1 trillion stock market crash: Nvidia, TSMC, and Broadcom recover some losses after AI shock.** *Fast Company.* Retrieved from https://www.fastcompany.com/91268132/deepseek-ai-stock-market-crash-today-nvidia-tsmc-gain-ground

5. IlArtStu. (2025, January 28). **The rise of open-source AI: How DeepSeek’s R1 changed everything.** *Medium.* Retrieved from https://medium.com/@ilartstu/the-rise-of-open-source-ai-how-deepseeks-r1-changed-everything-86f71bca8e0c

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