DeepSeek built a competing large language model (LLM) to OpenAI's ChatGPT, but claims that it trained the model with old Nvidia processors that aren't widely used anymore. This news has shellshocked technologists and analysts across Wall Street because if DeepSeek's methods of building highly capable AI can be done using legacy hardware,

Blackstone is a leading investor in data centers and other computing infrastructure. COO Jon Gray addressed the DeepSeek threat in an earnings call.

Blackstone said on Thursday its massive investments in data centers would not be undermined by the low-cost artificial intelligence models from China's DeepSeek, as the need for physical infrastructure was still vital for AI.

Blackstone, a major global investor in data centers that run A.I. systems, expects use of the technology to rise as the cost of computing power falls.

Celestica stock plunged amid the DeepSeek sell off last week but soared to an all-time high on earnings and sales outlook.

Shares of U.S. power, utility and natural gas companies sold off on Monday in some of the biggest recorded one-day drops, as new AI technology from Chinese start-up DeepSeek cast doubt on a projected surge in U.

While some have recovered, Nvidia ( NVDA 5.21%) has not. Nvidia's stock is around 20% off its all-time high, thanks to the DeepSeek scare, but I don't think investors should panic sell. Instead, they should consider this a buying opportunity,