@VraserX: DeepSeek reportedly expects Huawei to start delivering chips capable of training its frontier models as early as Q4. Li…
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DeepSeek expects Huawei to deliver chips for training its frontier models by Q4, with Liang Wenfeng emphasizing the necessity of this move, which could reduce China's dependency on US technology amid export controls.
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DeepSeek reportedly expects Huawei to start delivering chips capable of training its frontier models as early as Q4.
Liang Wenfeng apparently told investors the move to Chinese chips “has to work.”
If it does, US export controls will have bought time while giving China an enormous incentive to eliminate the dependency entirely.
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