AI companies typically train their chatbots using supercomputers packed with 16,000 specialised chips or more. But DeepSeek said it needed only about 2,000. — AP
SAN FRANCISCO: Last month, US financial markets tumbled after a Chinese startup called DeepSeek said it had built one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems using far fewer computer chips than many experts thought possible.
AI companies typically train their chatbots using supercomputers packed with 16,000 specialised chips or more. But DeepSeek said it needed only about 2,000.
