Speculation is mounting over the whereabouts of DeepSeek's founder and CEO, Liang Wenfeng, who has not made a public appearance for over a year. Despite the CEO's absence, the start-up's latest V4 model garnered headlines through its collaboration with Huawei and its low pricing.

The potential emergence of a new DeepSeek spokesman has sparked intrigue as speculation over the whereabouts of founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng continues, more than a year after his last public appearance. While the Hangzhou start-up’s latest V4 model did not make the same waves as its breakout moment a year earlier, the much-anticipated release still grabbed headlines through a collaboration with domestic tech giant Huawei Technologies and its remarkably low prices. For the traditionally...