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Nvidia's CEO Warns DeepSeek Could Erode U.S. AI Dominance

4/21/2026

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that DeepSeek's V4 model, using Huawei's Ascend 950PR processor and CANN framework, could undermine U.S. AI dominance by breaking reliance on CUDA.
He notes Huawei chips currently lag in performance, but China's resources and talent could enable it to catch up.
U.S. lawmakers are considering placing DeepSeek on an export control list due to concerns this development could erode American technological leverage in AI.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that DeepSeek's V4 model, using Huawei's Ascend 950PR processor and CANN framework, could undermine U.S. AI dominance by breaking reliance on CUDA.
He notes Huawei chips currently lag in performance, but China's resources and talent could enable it to catch up.
U.S. lawmakers are considering placing DeepSeek on an export control list due to concerns this development could erode American technological leverage in AI.