One cool thing about the DeepSeek team that struck me was that they have slightly unconventional backgrounds. These days if you want to do deep learning researc

One cool thing about the DeepSeek team that struck me was that they have slightly unconventional backgrounds. These days if you want to do deep learning research at a big name lab like DeepMind or OpenAI you probably need a PhD and to have published a paper or 5. The DeepSeek folks are super smart of course but they have more diverse backgrounds. The CEO specifically said he values creativity not prior experience. https://fortune.com/2025/01/31/deepseek-ceo-liang-wenfeng-leadership-style-opposite-silicon-valley/ https://fortune.com/2025/01/31/deepseek-ceo-liang-wenfeng-le... As someone with a much more “traditional” background it makes me wonder what I’m not considering in my work and life.