DeepSeek在新兴市场加速普及，微软报告称AI应用范围扩大

DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup often compared with OpenAI, is seeing accelerating adoption across developing economies, particularly in regions where access to Western AI platforms is limited. The trend, outlined in a new report from Microsoft, points to a shift in how generative AI tools are spreading globally and which providers are shaping that expansion. According to the report, global adoption of generative AI tools reached 16.3 percent of the world’s population in the three months ending in December, up from 15.1 percent in the prior quarter. While overall usage continues to rise steadily, researchers highlighted uneven regional dynamics, with locally developed or open models gaining traction where U.S.- and Europe-based services face regulatory, political, or technical barriers. …