# clm_F5B997DEED0D

subject: DeepSeek (/record/deepseek.md)  
predicate: ceo  
value: Liang Wenfeng  
valid_from: 2023-07-17  
valid_to: null  
published: 2025-01-24  
recorded: 2026-11-01  
confidence: 0.60  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "DeepSeek ceo: Liang Wenfeng", as of 2023-07-17. Claim clm_F5B997DEED0D, https://asof.is/claim/clm_F5B997DEED0D, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1110526/china-deepseek-top-ai-despite-sanctions/.  
checked: 2026-11-08 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Cofounded in 2015 by Liang Wenfeng, who is also the founder and CEO of DeepSeek

What https://www.csis.org/analysis/deepseek-huawei-export-controls-and-future-us-china-ai-race says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/24/1110526/china-deepseek-top-ai-despite-sanctions/ (secondary, MIT Technology Review, published 2025-01-24)
- https://time.com/collections/time100-ai-2025/7305843/liang-wenfeng-ai/ (secondary, time.com, published 2025-08-27)
- https://www.csis.org/analysis/deepseek-huawei-export-controls-and-future-us-china-ai-race (secondary, CSIS, published 2025-03-07)

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