Chinese AI labs pursue custom chips to lower costs but heavy upfront investment a risk
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-07-09 18:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Technology & AI, China, Business & Economy, Technology
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Custom silicon allows for hardware optimisation tailored to specific architectures, such as the DeepSeek-R1 model
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