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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The Straits TimesWaiting for DeepSeek: New model to test China’s AI ambitions
For weeks now, the global tech industry has been waiting for a major artificial intelligence launch from DeepSeek, seen as a benchmark for China's progress in the fast-moving field.
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".
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