The Chinese AI startup DeepSeek caused a major sell-off in global markets, leading to the biggest one-day individual stock sell-off in history. Its low-cost AI model sparked concerns about U.S. tech dominance and raised questions about the effectiveness of U.S. semiconductor export bans. Despite initial market reactions, Nvidia's shares rebounded.
DeepSeek's AI model caused a $589 billion drop in Nvidia's market cap.
The event was the largest one-day individual stock sell-off in history.
DeepSeek's success suggests China has found ways to circumvent U.S. semiconductor export bans.
Nvidia's shares rebounded 5% the following morning.