Chinese company DeepSeek, developer of popular AI models, faces serious difficulties in creating the new R2 model due to US sanctions and limited access to modern Nvidia chips.
G. Ostrov
Chinese company DeepSeek, known for its advanced developments in artificial intelligence, faces serious obstacles in developing its new R2 model. The cause is US sanctions restricting Chinese companies' access to modern Nvidia graphics processors.
Impact of Sanctions on AI Development
US sanctions aimed at limiting China's access to advanced technologies have particularly painfully hit the field of artificial intelligence development. Modern Nvidia chips from the H100 and A100 series, necessary for training large language models, have become practically inaccessible to Chinese companies.
DeepSeek, which previously successfully competed with Western AI developers thanks to its V2 and V3 models, is now forced to seek alternative solutions to continue working on the more powerful R2 model.
Technical Challenges of the R2 Model
The planned R2 model was supposed to be a significant step forward in Chinese AI development, surpassing previous DeepSeek versions in capabilities. However, without access to top-tier GPUs from Nvidia, the process of training such a complex model becomes extremely difficult.
The company is forced to rely on less powerful chips or seek workarounds to obtain necessary equipment, which significantly slows down the development process and increases costs.
Search for Alternative Solutions
Under conditions of limited access to Nvidia chips, Chinese AI developers are actively seeking alternatives. Among possible solutions are:
Using less powerful but available GPUs from other manufacturers, optimizing training algorithms to work with limited computational resources, as well as developing proprietary specialized chips for machine learning.
Impact on Global AI Competition
The situation with DeepSeek demonstrates how geopolitical factors influence the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Sanctions may slow Chinese AI development in the short term but also stimulate the search for innovative solutions and the development of an independent technological base.
This could lead to fragmentation of the global AI market and the emergence of parallel technological ecosystems developed independently of each other.
Development Prospects
Despite current difficulties, DeepSeek continues working on the R2 model using available resources and alternative approaches. The company is also investing in research into more efficient algorithms that can work with smaller computational requirements.
Long-term consequences of sanctions may stimulate the development of China's semiconductor industry and create an independent ecosystem for AI development, which could ultimately strengthen competition in the global market.
Official DeepSeek website: https://www.deepseek.com
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