"It's using known techniques, actually many of the techniques we invented at Google and at DeepMind," Demis Hassabis said on Sunday.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has praised China’s DeepSeek AI model but says it does not bring new scientific advances. He also claimed that Google’s Gemini 2.0 models are more efficient.

Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis, has commended the AI model of Chinese firm, Deepseek, describing it as "probably the best work" to have surfaced from China. While Hassabis praised DeepSeek's model,

Deepseek’s AI model “is probably the best work” out of China, Demis Hassabis said on Sunday, but added it was not a scientific advancement.

Demis Hassabis, Nobel laureate and head of Google DeepMind, has praised the work behind DeepSeek AI, but called all the hype "exaggerated."

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis lauds China's Deepseek for impressive AI engineering but downplays its technological innovation, calling it an overhyped use of existing techniques. Google CEO Sundar Pichai also praises Deepseek's team.