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Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, has received a hero’s welcome in his hometown in Guangdong, China, during the Lunar New Year. Wenfeng, a billionaire at 40 due to his hedge fund High-Flyer, is celebrated for DeepSeek’s innovative research that shows powerful AI models can be developed with fewer and less-powerful Nvidia chips, a significant finding given China’s restricted access to high-end chips. This breakthrough has made Wenfeng a notable figure in China, particularly after recent disruptions in the US tech stock market due to concerns about DeepSeek’s cost-effective AI model. Despite his rising popularity, Wenfeng has kept a low profile, possibly to avoid government scrutiny faced by other prominent Chinese CEOs.