Last month, DeepSeek sent shockwaves through the AI world when it announced that it had built one of the most powerful AI systems—but with way fewer computer chips than anyone thought possible. While most AI companies use massive supercomputers with 16,000+ GPUs, DeepSeek pulled it off with just 2,000 chips. That's like winning a Formula 1 race in a Toyota Corolla. How did they do it? Let's break it down.