Huawei's Ascend supernode, powered by Ascend 950 AI chips, will fully support Deepseek's V4 AI models following the Chinese AI startup's preview.
Why it matters
This development highlights the growing collaboration between major hardware providers like Huawei and emerging AI startups like Deepseek. The Ascend supernode's capability to support advanced AI models like Deepseek V4 signifies the increasing demand for powerful AI infrastructure and the competitive landscape in AI chip development and AI model deployment, particularly from Chinese tech entities.
Huawei is making its powerful AI computer, called Ascend, ready to run a new, advanced AI model from a company called Deepseek. This means Deepseek's AI can be trained and used more effectively on Huawei's hardware.
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