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DeepSeek v4 launch set to showcase China's AI chip self-sufficiency with exclusive reliance on Huawei processors

DeepSeek v4 launch set to showcase China's AI chip self-sufficiency with exclusive reliance on Huawei processors

3 Key Points

  1. DeepSeek v4 is expected to launch in the coming weeks running exclusively on Huawei chips, marking a significant milestone for China's AI independence

  2. China's major tech companies have already pre-ordered hundreds of thousands of Huawei chip units for the new model

  3. Nvidia was excluded from early testing of DeepSeek v4, signaling a shift away from foreign semiconductor dependency

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