The historical tension between the U.S. and China persists, and the advent of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) has further complicated matters. Notably, during the peak of AI excitement, the Biden-Harris administration enforced stringent regulations that prohibited the shipment of certain chips to China.
The Biden administration clarified that their measures weren’t intended to hinder China’s economic growth but rather to safeguard against potential misuse of sophisticated chips, particularly in areas like military advancements where they could cause more damage than benefit.
In spite of stringent limitations, China has managed to make substantial progress within the realm of artificial intelligence, as evidenced by the rise of DeepSeek and its AI model that outperforms OpenAI’s o1 reasoning model on various tests, all while being considerably more affordable.
Lately, a bipartisan House committee has stated that DeepSeek poses a significant risk to U.S. security (as reported by Bloomberg). This House Select Committee also asked NVIDIA for details about the supply of chips potentially used by DeepSeek in creating and enhancing its affordable R1 model.
Contrary to what was previously reported, it appears that DeepSeek’s R1 model didn’t just cost around $6 million and 2,048 AI GPUs for its development. Instead, the true cost of hardware for the R1 model turned out to be a staggering $1.6 billion, involving approximately 50,000 NVIDIA Hopper GPUs.
It’s worth noting that the committee claimed DeepSeek has substantial connections to the Chinese government, implying that the AI company may be secretly collecting user data without permission, which could potentially be used to their advantage.
Based on the findings of the committee, it appears that Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek, is believed to operate the AI company jointly with a state-tied hardware supplier and the Chinese research institution Zhejiang Lab within a unified system or network.
As a tech enthusiast, it appears that OpenAI is backing up the committee’s reports, suggesting they may have utilized questionable methods to develop their AI models. Specifically, they allegedly had DeepSeek employees circumvent safety measures, speeding up model development while keeping costs minimal. Additionally, OpenAI asserts that this Chinese startup illegitimately obtained data from them to enhance its own model.
Beyond raising security issues, the report also proposed that the search outcomes from DeepSeek are biased and filled with Chinese propaganda. Moreover, the panel asserted that this AI company utilized high-tech AI processors by NVIDIA to create their models, which is questionable given the U.S. export ban led by the Biden administration.
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2025-04-21 17:09