DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from Nvidia, AMD

(reuters.com)

24 points | by cmrdporcupine 9 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • Havoc 16 minutes ago ago

    Moderately interesting from a geopolitical perspective but beyond that not so much.

    DS4 could be an interesting release though. Hoping they come out with a coding plan and increase context dramatically. The current 8K doesn’t really do it

  • 7777777phil 4 hours ago ago

    the article is framing this as DeepSeek hiding sanctions violations but it's probably simpler. Give Huawei early access before Nvidia can optimize for the model and you help build a domestic chip ecosystem.

  • Maro 8 hours ago ago

    I don't get this.

    Models have become a commodity, hardware not so much; why would Nvidia care? It's the models who are competing primarily, not hardware manufacturers.

    Also, models are software, so easy to switch out. AI hardware otoh has a approx. 3-5 year useful life, I don't see how this affects hardware already running, or getting built.

  • medi_naseri 9 hours ago ago

    I don't quite get it if that is bad thing for Nvidia and AMD. How would them be able to optimize their GPUs with a model?

    • Havoc 16 minutes ago ago

      Via drivers I’d assume

  • cmrdporcupine 9 hours ago ago

    This is getting played in (parts of) the US press like it's DeepSeek trying to hide the fact that it trained its model on "illegal" hardware but in fact it's really likely about trying to give Huawei an early advantage.