DeepSeek’s R2 AI model launch is delayed after training problems with Huawei chips, forcing a switch back to NVIDIA hardware.

DeepSeek's R1 model shook the AI industry when it arrived in January over claims it was trained on 2,048 Nvidia H800s and at a cost of

Chinese authorities reportedly told DeepSeek to use Huawei’s chips in the wake of a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to prohibit the export of Nvidia’s popular H20 GPU to China. The ban came into effect immediately following the April announcement.