DeepSeek examines in-house chip development

DeepSeek , the AI start-up based in China, is reportedly developing its own AI chip in a bid to reduce dependence on processors developed by Nvidia and Huawei. According to Reuters, the chip will be designed to tackle inference workloads, a stage of AI computing where trained models are utilised for generating responses for users rather than for training new models. The company has apparently been working on the project for about a year and is in talks with external partners including chip-desig