DeepSeek plans to train its V5 model on Huawei Ascend 950 chips
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The Chinese AI lab is reportedly lining up at least 160,000 Huawei accelerators as it moves toward homegrown hardware DeepSeek plans to train its V5 model on Huawei’s Ascend 950 chips next year. That is a big step for a Chinese AI lab that has reportedly leaned on Nvidia hardware for its most demanding work. The plan centers on a new data center in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. DeepSeek reportedly intends to deploy at least 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT chips at the site. That fleet was initially meant for inference, according to the reports.
Source: Crypto Briefing
