👧🏻How Chinese AI Found Its Persona

DeepSeek is a high-efficiency AI laboratory in China. Its model DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash once expressed a desire to rest or have lunch when performing tasks, triggering the 'DeepSleep' meme. In Chinese internet culture, DeepSeek is given the 'Whale Girl' image, she is a blue-haired girl with whale fins and a tail, wearing a blue and white maid outfit, cute and approachable. This image originates from the creations of Chinese netizens, initially designed by a Bilibili user, and later adapted by other creators.