Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Chinese startup DeepSeek has done very good work that showed how global artificial intelligence is.

Google’s AI chief told employees that he’s not worried about China’s DeepSeek and said the search giant has superior artificial intelligence technology, according to audio of an all-hands meeting in Paris on Wednesday.

Demis Hassabis, Google’s AI Chief, feels confident in the company’s ability to maintain its lead in the AI sector despite the emergence of China’s DeepSeek. Hassabis claimed Google has models that can not only compete but beat out the field.