DeepSeek is an advanced AI model developed by a Chinese team. It acts like a super-intelligent assistant, helping you complete various tasks. Whether writing articles, programming, solving complex problems, or generating creative content, DeepSeek provides high-quality support.

What is DeepSeek?

DeepSeek is a Chinese technology company focused on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), founded on July 17, 2023. Its full name is Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd., located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. DeepSeek's goal is to lower the barrier to entry for AI by developing efficient, intelligent, and easy-to-use AI tools, enabling more people to benefit from this technology.

DeepSeek's core products

DeepSeek offers a powerful suite of AI models, most notably DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1. These models have the following characteristics:

  • DeepSeek-V3This model boasts 671 billion parameters and employs a hybrid expert (MoE) architecture, excelling at tasks such as everyday question answering, text generation, and semantic understanding. Its performance rivals top industry models like GPT-4 and Claude-3.5.
  • DeepSeek-R1This is an inference model trained using large-scale reinforcement learning, and it also has a huge number of parameters (660 billion). DeepSeek-R1 performs well in mathematical logic reasoning and programming code analysis, and supports online search functionality, enabling it to obtain the latest information from the Internet in real time.

How to use DeepSeek?

To get started with DeepSeek, you can visit its official website:https://www.deepseek.com/

When interacting with DeepSeek, it's recommended to use simple and direct language to describe your needs. For example, "I want to know how to make a delicious braised pork" or "Please write me a short essay about the importance of environmental protection." Clearly expressing your specific application scenario often yields better results than using complex prompts.

In addition, DeepSeek supports multiple interaction methods, including text input, voice dialogue, and image recognition. Users can choose the communication method that best suits their personal preferences.

I usually open several mainstream AI model platforms, such as ChatGPT, Tongyi Qianwen, and Doubao, to see the answers given by different models for the same question, which is quite valuable for comparison and reference.

Things changed after DeepSeek joined. The biggest change was that DeepSeek would often suddenly stop working, displaying a "Server busy, please try again later" message.

When DeepSeek is available, its processing power is indeed the highest among current large-scale model applications. A while ago, I needed to implement a feature: providing ebook previews when recommending books on a WordPress site. Implementing this small feature involved several details, generally divided into two parts: First, I implemented the ebook file (.epub) preview function locally using Epub.js, including limiting the number of pages that could be viewed. Second, I integrated it into the WordPress site, combining it with a plugin. Initially, these two code snippets were separate. The content was quite large, and directly asking questions on the webpage exceeded the character limit, which the AI couldn't handle. So, I created a new TXT text file on my computer, wrote all the code and requirements into it, and then fed the TXT text to the AI large-scale model for processing. In the end, only DeepSeek accurately analyzed the file content and provided a complete and fully functional code example. This is truly impressive!

6 Super Useful DeepSeek Tips

1. Charting and Table Making Techniques

DeepSeek can help you create all kinds of charts, including complex ones like mind maps and Gantt charts.

Use commands like "Please use mermaid to draw [map type] to display [content]" to tell it what you want to draw, such as "Please use mermaid to draw a mind map to display the Spring Festival holiday arrangements".

DeepSeek will provide a code snippet. Copy this code into a tool that can render Mermaid graphs, such as Mermaid Light, and you can generate the graph you want.

Example: If you are planning a trip and want to clearly see the daily itinerary, you can use DeepSeek to draw a Gantt chart. Just enter "Please use mermaid to draw a Gantt chart to show the 7-day Yunnan trip itinerary" and it will generate a detailed itinerary Gantt chart for you.

2. Develop the habit of asking AI questions.

When you encounter problems in life, whether at work or in your personal life, you can immediately ask DeepSeek, this AI helper.

There are no complicated steps. If you have a problem, just open DeepSeek and type in the problem directly.

Example: If you need to write a work report and don't know how to start, just ask DeepSeek "How to write the beginning of a work report"; or if you want to rearrange your home, ask it "How to arrange a small living room more reasonably".

3. Let AI ask questions

It's not just about us asking DeepSeek questions; it can also test us, helping us clarify our thinking and solidify our knowledge.

Clearly tell DeepSeek your needs in the conversation, such as "I'm confused about my career planning. Can you ask me some guiding questions to help me organize my thoughts?"

Example: If you have just finished learning the basics of Python and want to test your learning, you can say to DeepSeek, "Give me 5 multiple-choice questions on basic Python syntax," and it will then create the questions to test you.

4. Use a general question template

When asking questions, follow a specific format so that DeepSeek can better understand your needs and provide a more satisfactory answer.

Define the role AI plays, such as "You are now a senior financial advisor".

Provide background information, such as "I have 100,000 yuan in savings and plan to buy a house in 3 years".

Set a goal, such as "Help me develop a reasonable financial plan".

Specify the output format and requirements, such as "list the monthly investment allocation in tabular form, including investment products and expected returns." Then combine this information to ask questions.

Example: If you want to cook a sumptuous dinner but don't know what ingredients to buy or how to cook them, you can ask, "You're a professional chef. I'm inviting friends over for dinner tonight, and my budget is 200 yuan. Could you please create a menu for me, clearly listing the ingredients and cooking methods for each dish?"

5. Provide AI examples

Let DeepSeek mimic your previous content style to create content, or let it provide examples to help you understand new knowledge.

When you want it to create content, first send it your previous related works, such as, "This is a work summary I wrote before. Can you summarize my writing style and then write a work summary for this month according to this style?"

When you are learning new knowledge, such as learning idioms, you can say, "Give me a few examples of how the idiom '栩栩如生' is used in sentences."

Example: If you often post interesting short video captions on social media and now want to write a new one, send the captions that received a lot of likes to DeepSeek so it can imitate the style and create a new one.

6. Iterative optimization

If you are not satisfied with the answer DeepSeek gives you, keep asking questions to help it improve until it meets your requirements.

Once you receive a response, if you feel it's not good enough, make specific requests regarding the areas you're not satisfied with, such as, "The titles of these self-media videos you came up with aren't attractive enough. Highlight the key points in the videos and come up with a few new titles."

Example: You ask DeepSeek to design the copy for a product promotional poster. After it provides the initial draft, you feel that the copy is too ordinary and does not highlight the product's advantages. You can say, "Redesign it to highlight the product's energy-saving and environmentally friendly features, and make the language more appealing," and let it continue to optimize it.

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