DeepSeek, known in Chinese as “深度求索”, is a large language model developed by a domestic artificial intelligence company. It has topped the App Store in over 140 countries and regions worldwide, becoming a focal point in the global technology sector. With its powerful natural language processing capabilities, it can understand and answer questions, assist in coding, organize information, and solve complex mathematical problems, making it an “all-purpose AI brain”. The success of DeepSeek not only represents the rise of China’s AI model technology but also showcases its influence in the global market. So, how do you use DeepSeek?
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Basic Operations of DeepSeek
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DeepSeek can be accessed via a web page or an app. You can start using it by entering https://www.deepseek.com directly in your browser’s address bar, or by searching for “DeepSeek” in the app market and installing it.
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Once you enter the DeepSeek interface, you will see two buttons below the dialogue box: “Deep Thinking” and “Internet Search”. “Deep Thinking” not only provides answers but also shows the thought process. “Internet Search” allows real-time access to the internet for the latest information.
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By clicking the + button at the bottom right of the dialogue box, you can choose to take a photo for text recognition, recognize text from images, or upload files. You can select based on your needs.
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Clicking on the symbol at the top left of the dialogue box homepage allows you to see all the previous questions and answers.
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Common Command Templates for DeepSeek
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When asking DeepSeek questions, it is essential to describe your identity, situation, the problem you need to solve, and the desired outcome in detail. Below are simulated examples of usage instructions for seven different scenarios.
Scenario 1: Weekly Report Summary
Input: You are my stand-in in the internet company, write this week’s work report in the format of 3 highlights + 2 shortcomings + 1 suggestion, emphasizing that the readership increased from 50,000 to 80,000.
Scenario 2: Writing Copy
Input: You are a senior advertiser, write 3 social media posts for a milk tea shop using the trending topic of Zibo barbecue, including internet slang.
Scenario 3: Creating a PPT Input: You are a career planner, and you need to give a presentation on career planning to college students. Now you need to outline a PPT that includes personality tests, industry choices, and resume tips, using humorous and simple language, with an emoji on each page.
Scenario 4: Helping Express Input: You are a senior sales representative for smart home products, explain the difference between laser navigation and regular models of smart vacuum cleaners in 3 sentences that even a grocery shopper can understand.
Scenario 5: Replying to Messages
Received a WeChat message from the boss saying, “Summarize the key points of yesterday’s meeting.”
Directly forward the voice message to DeepSeek: You are the boss’s secretary, and you need to summarize this meeting recording into a 500-word summary, highlighting 3 important tasks and their responsible persons, to be completed within 30 minutes.
Scenario 6: Learning New Skills When you don’t understand an Excel tutorial, input: Teach me how to use the VLOOKUP function to compare two spreadsheets, as if explaining to a fifth grader, with specific examples.
Scenario 7: Homework Assistance
When encountering a problem you can’t solve, upload a photo, and it will automatically provide a detailed step-by-step explanation.
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When asking questions on DeepSeek, avoid two points:
First, vague questions Incorrect: Write me a plan. Correct: Write a promotion plan for a gym for the 618 shopping festival, targeting white-collar workers aged 25-35, with a budget of 20,000 yuan, including online lottery and group buying activities.
Second, not clarifying identity
Incorrect: Write a product introduction. Correct: Assume you are a top sales representative at a mother-and-baby store, recommending a baby carrier around 300 yuan, emphasizing safety and portability.
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Tips for Using DeepSeek
1. Modify Content. After searching for an answer, you can input the content that needs modification, and the AI will adjust and provide the content again.
2. Assign Roles. For example, input: “You are now a Michelin chef, teach me how to make cola chicken wings”; “If you are Li Jiaqi, introduce this electric toothbrush”; “Transform into a primary school Chinese teacher and grade this essay”.
3. Process Long Documents. When encountering long documents, you can drag the file into the chat box and input: Tell me the three most important things to pay attention to in this contract in the shortest possible way.
4. Switch between Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean at will. After inputting in Chinese, continue with: Translate the above content into Japanese, in the style of a high school student.
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DeepSeek + Other AI Combination Cases
What happens when different AIs are combined? Let’s explore together!
Combination 1: DeepSeek + Midjourney + Video Editing = Video
Send your ideas to DeepSeek to generate a script → Send the script written by DeepSeek to Midjourney to generate corresponding images → Upload the images generated by Midjourney to the video editing software to create a video.
Combination 2: DeepSeek + Kimi = PPT
Send your ideas to DeepSeek to generate a PPT outline → Upload the outline written by DeepSeek to Kimi to create a PPT.
Combination 3: DeepSeek + Jimeng + Keling = Creative Short Video
Send your ideas to DeepSeek to generate text-to-image prompts → Upload the prompts written by DeepSeek to Jimeng to generate images → Upload the images produced by Jimeng to Keling to create a video.
Combination 4: DeepSeek + Digital Human Software = Real Person Voiceover Video for Self-Media
Send your ideas to DeepSeek to generate voiceover scripts → Upload the scripts written by DeepSeek to digital human software to create voiceover videos.
Combination 5: DeepSeek + Photoshop = Automatic Photo Editing
Send your ideas to DeepSeek to generate scripts → Copy the scripts written by DeepSeek into a notepad, change the file extension to .jsx, and upload it to Photoshop for editing.
The addition of AI has created more convenience in our lives, helping us improve work and learning efficiency. There are more methods and techniques to explore together, so give it a try!
