Introduction to DeepSeek-R1 and Reasoning Models

Skillsoft issued completion badges are earned based on viewing the percentage required or receiving a passing score when assessment is required. DeepSeek has leapfrogged Silicon Valley giants by open-sourcing R1, a reasoning model rivaling OpenAI’s proprietary systems. In this course, explore what reasoning models are and how they're different from conventional LLMs, what DeepSeek-R1 is, and how R1 was made. Next, discover why DeepSeek-R1 is considered groundbreaking, the differences between DeepSeek v3 and R1-Zero, and R1's improvement to R1-Zero and its distilled models. Finally, learn how to implement different methods to safely and securely access DeepSeek, compare R1's behavior to other LLMs, and explore DeepSeek-R1's ideal use cases. After completing this course, you will recognize how DeepSeek-R1 is reshaping global AI innovation.