Late at night on February 15, WeChat was testing access to the DeepSeekR1 model. Some users can already test related AI search functions internally. The entrance is in the search box at the top of the WeChat homepage. When you click it, an "AI search" function will appear. Currently, in the gray test, only some people can see it. After clicking, you can select "Deep Thinking", which is the DeepSeekR1 model. When searching through it, the flow of thinking and reasoning is demonstrated. If the entrance is not displayed, it means that your account has not been covered yet, please be patient and wait for it to be opened later.
In addition, the function introduction page of WeChat shows that this product involves the provision and use of DeepSeek open source large models. The DeepSeek series of open source large models are provided by DeepSeek. We would like to thank DeepSeek and the DeepSeek open source community for their contribution to the open source of large models and related research.
Taylor used it for a while and found that the source of information cited in the answer included both public account tweets and web page information, and the bottom of the page also supported continued questioning. In addition, WeChat search results have social functions, and question pages can be forwarded directly to friends or circles of friends. However, this function currently cannot find historical questions and answers, and cannot continue questions and answers.
According to the analysis, DeepSeek's advantages in natural language processing can improve the accuracy of WeChat searches. AI can provide personalized answers based on chat records/public account content. DeepSeek's open source attributes fit well with the WeChat ecosystem and can expand scenarios such as intelligent customer service in the future.
Some netizens commented, "National sports-level AI + national-level application, the real king combination."
DeepSeek drives Chinese tech stocks higher
On February 14, the Hang Seng Technology Index rose 5.6%, and has risen approximately 24% this year, hitting a new high in the past three years.
The emergence of DeepSeek two weeks ago hammered U.S. technology stocks and boosted investor optimism about Chinese technology stocks.
Some analysts say that extremely low stock prices and a new round of market recognition of China's artificial intelligence innovation will promote a rebound in investment.
Some hedge funds said that economic stimulus policies and investor disappointment in Wall Street's highly valued technology stocks have further increased the investment attractiveness of Chinese stocks. The rise of artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek shocked investors who had previously underestimated China's potential and further deepened market interest.
Edward Cole, head of multi-strategy stocks at ManGroup, said in an interview with the media: "On my investment list this year, China may be one of the best-performing markets, and the U.S. market may experience a lot of volatility, but from a price return perspective, the return will not be too high. The current market sentiment is extremely depressed, and funds are highly concentrated in the U.S. market. If some funds start to flow out of the U.S. market, China may usher in a bull market."
Hedge funds made the most net purchases of Chinese stocks last week in more than four months, traders at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported.
Analysts say there's enough upside for these tech stocks to get re-rated over the long term. They said China's stock market "has yet to reflect China's increasing innovation capabilities."