DeepSek Delays Launch Of R2 Model Due To Huawei Chipset

DeepSek delayed launch of R2 (photo: dock. unsplash)

JAKARTA DeepSeek will delay the launch of its newest Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. This delay came after the AI company failed to train its AI model with Huawei chips.

According to sources familiar with the matter, according to the Financial Times, DeepSekis encouraged by the authorities to adopt the Ascend processor from Huawei. However, the Chinese company is experiencing constant technical problems.

This problem was felt during DeepSek training the R2 model. With the ongoing problem, DeepSek eventually switched to an NVIDIA-made chip. However, DeepSek keeps using Huawei chips for interference or the use of trained models.

As a result of this problem, DeepSeek was forced to delay the launch of its newest AI model. This shows that Chinese-made chips are still far behind US chips in important tasks. It also shows that China is still facing big challenges.

On the other hand, Huawei has sent a team of technicians to DeepSek's office. This is done to assist the company in using its AI chip to develop the R2 model.

Unfortunately, they still did not succeed in training R2 with the Ascend chip. Apart from the delayed training, DeepSeek Founder, Liang Wenfeng, is also still not satisfied with the development of the AI model.

The launch of R1 had shocked the public so that public expectations of R2 were getting higher. Therefore, DeepSeek prefers to spend more time building advanced models that can maintain the company's advantage.