China’s DeepSeek Launches Next-Gen AI Model: Here’s What Makes It Different

China’s DeepSeek Launches Next-Gen AI Model: Here’s What Makes It Different

Chinese startup DeepSeek, which sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy when it launched its first model R1 out of nowhere last year, has released a new experimental model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp. The model, an experimental version of its current V3.1-Terminus, builds on the company’s mission to increase efficiency in AI systems. The big improvement is a new feature called “DeepSeek Sparse Attention” (DSA), which makes the AI better at handling long docume…

DeepSeek’s new AI model debuts with support for China-native chips and CANN, a replacement for Nvidia's CUDA

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has released its latest large language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, with first-day optimizations for Huawei’s Ascend hardware and CANN software stack. The launch marks a shift in priorities to ensure leading-edge models run on domestic accelerators rather than relying on Nvidia’s CUDA ecosystem. DeepSeek announced the model on September 29, posting code and […] The post DeepSeek’s new AI model debuts with support for China-…