The U.S. government is looking into whether the Chinese AI company DeepSeek has used restricted semiconductor chips in its AI projects, according to a source familiar with the situation. This investigation comes as Washington tightens export controls on advanced AI chips to China, aiming to limit Beijing’s technological progress in key sectors. The inquiry, which has not been made public, is part of a larger effort by U.S. authorities to enforce trade restrictions on high-performance chips produced by companies like Nvidia and AMD. These chips are essential for training state-of-the-art…
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