(FILES) This photo taken on September 1, 2025 shows the letters AI (artificial intelligence) flashing from a laptop screen (R) next to the logo of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, displayed over its mobile application in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese AI on the map, Wu Chenglin's own startup DeepWisdom had nearly folded three times -- but in 2025 it has raised $30 million. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)