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DeepSeek and Huawei collaborate on AI chip designs; Ascend 950DT pre-training planned by end of 2026

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Sources told The Information that DeepSeek and Huawei are collaborating on future AI chip designs, with DeepSeek planning to use Huawei's Ascend 950DT for pre-training as soon as the end of 2026. The collaboration could reduce DeepSeek's reliance on Nvidia chips amid US export restrictions.

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    Sources: DeepSeek and Huawei are collaborating on future AI chip designs; DeepSeek plans to start using Ascend 950DT for pre-training as soon as 2026's end (The Information)

    The Information : Sources: DeepSeek and Huawei are collaborating on future AI chip designs; DeepSeek plans to start using Ascend 950DT for pre-training as soon as 2026's end — DeepSeek is working closely with Huawei Technologies to shape the design of future AI chips, two people familiar with the matter said …

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