DeepSeek Delays AI Model Release Due to Huawei Chip Training Difficulties
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Summary
The article discusses DeepSeek's delayed release of its v4 or r2 AI model, which was reportedly postponed due to difficulties training the model using Huawei's Ascend chips instead of US technology. This highlights the challenges Chinese AI companies face in replacing US technology components amid geopolitical tensions. The piece questions whether DeepSeek's claimed performance metrics (66 on SWE benchmark) would hold up if the model were actually released and tested by users.
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· 3 pulledChinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek delayed the release of its new model after failing to train it using Huawei's chips
highlighting the limits of Beijing's push to replace US technology
DeepSeek was encouraged by authorities to adopt Huawei's Ascend
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