DeepSeek Denies Rumors of August Launch for R2 AI Model
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has officially denied renewed market speculation regarding the launch timeline of its next-generation AI model, DeepSeek-R2. According to a source familiar with the company’s internal plans, reports suggesting a release window between August 15 and August 30 are inaccurate. This denial follows months of circulating rumors about the model's debut, including earlier claims of a March 17 release in early 2025, which the company also refuted. Currently, DeepSeek has not announced an official launch date or disclosed specific technical details for the R2 model. Previous reports from Reuters indicated that the company was accelerating the rollout after initially targeting May, with a focus on enhancing code generation and reasoning capabilities in languages beyond English. However, The Information reported in June that CEO Liang Wenfeng remained dissatisfied with the model's current performance, prompting further development efforts to boost its capabilities. As of now, DeepSeek has not issued any public comments addressing the latest rumors directly, leaving the actual release schedule uncertain amidst ongoing market speculation.
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DeepSeek Denies Rumors of August Launch for R2 AI Model
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has officially denied renewed market speculation regarding the launch timeline of its next-generation AI model, DeepSeek-R2. According to a source familiar with the company’s internal plans, reports suggesting a release window between August 15 and August 30 are inaccurate. This denial follows months of circulating rumors about the model's debut, including earlier claims of a March 17 release in early 2025, which the company also refuted. Currently, DeepSeek has not announced an official launch date or disclosed specific technical details for the R2 model. Previous reports from Reuters indicated that the company was accelerating the rollout after initially targeting May, with a focus on enhancing code generation and reasoning capabilities in languages beyond English. However, The Information reported in June that CEO Liang Wenfeng remained dissatisfied with the model's current performance, prompting further development efforts to boost its capabilities. As of now, DeepSeek has not issued any public comments addressing the latest rumors directly, leaving the actual release schedule uncertain amidst ongoing market speculation.
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