DeepSeek AI, the artificial intelligence product owned by High-Flyer from China, is being used for research and development for the country’s ‘most advanced warplanes’, reported the South China Morning Post, citing a senior aerospace engineer.
Wang Yongqing, an executive at the Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute, told a state owned Chinese media outlet that his team is using DeepSeek to develop ‘new technology’ for warplanes, and the AI model is assisting in ‘analysing and resolving complicated problems based on practical needs’.
The institute is a subsidiary of the state-run Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and has designed multiple warplanes for the country’s military.
Recently, DeepSeek AI has gained traction across various industries in the country. A few days ago, German automotive leader BMW revealed plans to incorporate DeepSeek into its vehicles in China.
By doing so, BMW joins other Chinese manufacturers, such as Geely, Zeekr, Dongfeng, and other automotive companies, utilising DeepSeek’s AI technology. Notably, Zeekr has announced that it will integrate its proprietary models with DeepSeek-R1 to enhance ‘smart cockpit’ functionalities.
Last month, the New York Times revealed that courtroom officials are utilising DeepSeek to draft legal documents in mere minutes. Additionally, doctors and agencies are employing the model to locate missing persons. The report further noted that numerous companies are “encouraging” employees to adopt DeepSeek for design and customer service tasks.
It was also reported by Reuters that DeepSeek plans to unveil the R2 – successor to the DeepSeek R1 model ‘as early as possible’. The model is expected to produce “better coding” and can reason in languages beyond English.
Besides, the company has also adhered to its commitment to make its models, tools, and frameworks available as open source. Recently, DeepSeek announced its intention to open-source its inference engine. To achieve this, the company is “collaborating closely” with existing open-source projects and frameworks.
During its ‘Open Source Week’, High-Flyer released five high-performance AI infrastructure tools as open-source libraries. These enhance the scalability, deployment, and efficiency of training large language models.