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U.S. officials are investigating whether Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek, whose latest models sent the tech world into a frenzy this week, has been using advanced Nvidia semiconductors that are restricted from being shipped to China, according to multiple reports.
DeepSeek’s release of new AI models that it claims rival those made by leading U.S. tech firms but at a fraction of the cost roiled markets on Monday and prompted concerns about American firms losing their edge in the AI race to Chinese rivals.
A chatbot app developed by the Chinese AI company DeepSeek (Getty Images / Getty Images)
Reuters reported that, according to a person familiar, the Commerce Department is now probing whether…
