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Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek Excludes US Chipmakers from Flagship Model, Prioritizes Huawei
Importance: 90/1009 Sources
Why It Matters
This development underscores China's accelerating efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in critical AI technologies, reducing its dependence on foreign suppliers. It could intensify the global technological competition and further fragment the AI supply chain.
Key Intelligence
- ■Chinese AI company DeepSeek is reportedly withholding its upcoming flagship AI model from US chipmakers, including Nvidia and AMD.
- ■Instead, DeepSeek has provided a preview and early access to its new AI model to Chinese tech giant Huawei.
- ■This strategic move signals DeepSeek's intention to reduce reliance on US technology for its advanced AI development and bolster domestic partnerships.
- ■The decision aligns with broader trends of technological decoupling between the US and China, often referred to as an 'AI Cold War'.
Source Coverage
Google News - AI & Models
2/26/2026DeepSeek Withholds Flagship AI Model from Nvidia, Shares Preview with Huawei: Report - Meyka
Google News - AI & Models
2/25/2026DeepSeek excludes US chipmakers from new AI model testing - Reuters - Investing.com
Google News - AI
2/26/2026China’s DeepSeek Cuts U.S. Chipmakers Out of AI Model Launch - Sri Lanka Guardian
Google News - AI
2/26/2026DeepSeek hides upcoming flagship AI model from US chipmakers like Nvidia, shows preview to Chinese Huawei: Report - Mint
Google News - AI & Bloomberg
2/26/2026Nvidia Gets US License for Small Amount of H200 Exports to China - Bloomberg
Google News - AI & Models
2/26/2026The AI Cold War: US firms claim Chinese companies stole research - Euronews.com
Google News - AI & Models
2/26/2026DeepSeek withholds upcoming AI model from US chipmakers, including Nvidia: report - Seeking Alpha
Google News - AI & Models
2/26/2026DeepSeek Locks US Chipmakers Out of Its Next Big AI Model - Technology Org
Google News - AI & Models
2/26/2026