DeepSeek uses Huawei chips to get around American rules

The Chinese AI company DeepSeek is betting heavily on computer chips from the Chinese company Huawei. Chips are the small, advanced circuits that act as the brain in computers and are used to train and run artificial intelligence.

The background is that the US has introduced export controls, rules that ban or restrict the sale of the most advanced AI chips to China. The rules are meant to prevent Chinese companies from gaining access to the newest American technology, made by the company Nvidia among others.

Why it matters

By using Huawei chips instead of American ones, DeepSeek can continue developing its AI, even though the US is trying to curb China's access to the best technology.

For ordinary Danes, the case shows that the international race for AI is also about who can obtain the necessary computing power. Over time, this can affect how quickly different countries and companies can develop new AI products.