DeepSeek puts AGI research ahead of products and commercial growth

According to a report by IT Home , DeepSeek, the Chinese AI developer behind the open-source R1 reasoning model, is prioritizing artificial general intelligence (AGI) research over building a consumer platform or maximizing near-term revenue. The report is based on a circulated transcript of a four-hour investor meeting involving founder Liang Wenfeng. Why it matters: The reported strategy presents DeepSeek as a research-led AI developer whose products and commercial services are secondary outco