China’s DeepSeek Blocks Latest AI Model from Nvidia and US Chipmakers: Geopolitical Tech Standoff Escalates
China’s leading AI startup DeepSeek has withheld its latest advanced AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia, citing national security concerns amid escalating US-China tech tensions. Strategic Withholding Amid Chip Wars DeepSeek’s decision prevents American semiconductor giants from optimizing their hardware—like Nvidia’s H100 GPUs—for the new model, potentially slowing US
