US EditionWaiting for DeepSeek: new model to test China's AI ambitions
- DeepSeek's next-generation V4 model remains delayed despite reports it could run on Huawei chips, potentially marking a milestone for China in bypassing US restrictions on Nvidia processors.
- DeepSeek gained prominence in early 2025 when its chatbot prompted President Donald Trump to call it a "wake-up call" for American firms reliant on Nvidia chips.
- Tech giants Alibaba, ByteDance, and Tencent have placed large orders for Huawei chips in preparation for the launch; Alibaba opened a southern China data center this week powered by 10,000 of its own chips.
- Stephen Wu, founder of Carthage Capital, said using Huawei silicon "signals a material shift in the geopolitical tech landscape," though Nvidia told The Information that smuggling allegations seem "farfetched."
- This shift underscores China's AI self-sufficiency trajectory as domestic firms seek alternatives to restricted hardware; Zhipu already unveiled an image generator trained entirely on Huawei chips in January.
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This new version could again upset American technological values, as was the case in 2025.
The tech scene holds its breath: for several weeks now, it has been looking for DeepSeek's next burst, a barometer of Chinese ambitions in the unbridled race of artificial intelligence (IA)In early 2025, Hangzhou's (east) start-up beat the cards of the AI with the release of a low cost conversational agent, capable of competing with Gemini, ChatGPT or Claude. Since then, and despite a rain of rumours about an imminent launch, the new generation …
Model V4 can work with the latest chips produced by Huawei, representing a decisive step for China and a "significant change in the geopolitical panorama of technology".
Delayed New DeepSeek Model Set to Test China’s AI Chip Mettle
The wait is on for the launch of the latest artificial intelligence model from China’s DeepSeek, which would be seen as a benchmark for Beijing’s progress in the technology and in the development of semiconductors. More than a year has passed since the startup put Chinese AI on the map in early 2025 with a low-cost chatbot that shook up Silicon Valley. But despite reports and rumours about its imminent release, DeepSeek’s next-generation “V4” mo…
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