Foreign Media Reports: DeepSeek Delays R2 Launch Amid AI Chip Challenges
2025-08-14 / Read about 0 minute
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The artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has announced a postponement in the launch of its R2 model, citing issues related to AI chips. According to sources, DeepSeek initially utilized Huawei's Ascend chips for training the R2 model. However, the company encountered several obstacles, including the Ascend platform's instability, insufficient software and hardware support, and slower chip communication speeds, which collectively hindered the training process. Consequently, DeepSeek made the strategic decision to switch to NVIDIA chips during the training phase, while continuing to employ Huawei chips during the inference phase. This adjustment has necessitated pushing back the release of the R2 model from its original May date.