China's DeepSeek is developing its own AI inference chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia and Huawei, marking a major step in China's AI and chip ambitions.

Inference chip will allow company reduce its reliance on Nvidia and Huawei

DeepSeek raises over $7.4B, plans to double workforce and optimize AI models for Huawei chips as US export restrictions reshape the global AI landscape.

The chip is designed for inference - the stage of AI computing in which a trained model generates responses for users - rather than for training new models, sources said.

Chinese startup Deepseek is building its own AI chip, Reuters reports.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is developing its own AI chip, amid a competitive landscape dominated by major tech firms.

Sources say the move will reduce the company's reliance on Nvidia and Huawei chips