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Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
By Aditya Soni and Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) -Days after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap AI computing that shook the U.S. technology industry, the chief executives of Microsoft and Meta defended massive spending that they said was key to staying competitive in the new field.
Microsoft, Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek's low costs
Microsoft has earmarked $80 billion for AI in its current fiscal year, while Meta has pledged as much as $65 billion
Microsoft and Meta back big AI spending despite DeepSeek’s low costs
The CEOs of the two companies said the massive AI spending was crucial to staying competitive in the new field
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