Exclusive-China's DeepSeek Trained AI Model on Nvidia's Best Chip Despite US Ban, Official Says

Exclusive-China's DeepSeek Trained AI Model on Nvidia's Best Chip Despite US Ban, Official Says

By Reuters
Publication Date: 2026-02-24 00:10:00

By Steve Holland and Alexandra ⁠Alper WASHINGTON, ⁠Feb 23 (Reuters) – Chinese ⁠AI startup DeepSeek’s latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was ‌trained on Nvidia’s most ‌advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, a senior Trump ⁠administration ⁠official said on Monday, in what could …