Why does DeepSeek's low training cost signal a shift toward AI commoditization?

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_Cheaper AI training costs mean models become commodities, not defensible assets._

> DeepSeek-V3's last training run cost just $5.576 million. Compare this to the $100 million that GPT-4 supposedly cost. That is 18 times smaller. AI technology is rapidly becoming more accessible everywhere at lower costs.

Source: [DeepSeek - New Economic Rules And Regulatory Challenge](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2025/01/29/deepseeknew-economic-rules-and-regulatory-challenge/)

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Why does DeepSeek's low training cost signal a shift toward AI commoditization?