AI start-up DeepSeek’s ‘real’ costs and computing power debated as chip stocks reel

AI start-up DeepSeek’s ‘real’ costs and computing power debated as chip stocks reel

[South China Morning Post] - 02/4/2025

Big spending on GPUs from the hedge fund that spawned DeepSeek has some casting doubt on the company’s true expenditures while acknowledging innovation.



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