They're like one of China's biggest quant funds, so they have sharp analysts, and knew what the consequences would be. And it's been a month since they announced on 26 Dec 2024 and they've been talking to the government since then.
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Who is likely to adopt Deepseek the fastest?
Chinese developers and companies.
Then consider that China has roughly 8 million software developers, which is 2x more than the US. They will all be using it and developing new applications at China Speed.
But anyone in the world can also use it, with the exception of the US and aligned countries who will try to resist.