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This chapter delves into the investigation surrounding DeepSeek's acquisition of NVIDIA chips, focusing on whether they circumvented US trade restrictions. It examines the different models of NVIDIA chips and DeepSeek's reported training costs, raising questions about the true cost of developing their AI models.
- US government investigation into DeepSeek's acquisition of NVIDIA chips
- Circumvention of US trade restrictions on selling powerful chips to Chinese companies
- DeepSeek's use of 2048 H800 chips in its V3 model
- Debate about DeepSeek's reported low pre-training cost of $6 million versus SemiAnalysis's estimate of $500 million
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