DeepSeek delays AI model launch amid Huawei chip limitations

By LionHerald August 14, 2025 · 2 min read

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Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has postponed the release of its next-generation AI model, R2, after encountering persistent technical difficulties training the system on Huawei’s Ascend artificial intelligence chips, according to sources cited by the Financial Times on Thursday. The setback is among the ongoing challenges Beijing faces in its…

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