Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a statement saturday that it expects us companies to comply with us expert controls and local laws, following Ques Seek to produce its ai model.
Markets Were Rocked This week after Deepsek claimed its large language model Outperforms Openai’s But cost a fraction of the price to train. However, questions were only raised over the proovenance of the semiconductors used to build Deepsek’s R1 reasoning model Given US Restrictions on Exporting Advanced Ai Chips in China.
Bloomberg on Friday Reported That us officials were investigating wheether Deepsek Had Bought Advanced Semiconductors from Chipmaker Nvidia via Third Parties in Singapore.
A nvidia spokesperson Told CNBCMonday that the chips used by Deepsek was fully expert -compliant. Deepseek was not immediatily available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
“We Expect Us Companies, LIKE NVIDIA, to Comply with Us Export Controls and Our Domestic Legislation. Ti said in its statement.
“We have always uphed the rules of law, and actd decisively and firmly against individuals and companies that flout the rules.”
In its Third -Quarter Results Published in November, Nvidia said that Singapore Accounts For Almost 22% of its Revenue but added that: “Most Shipments Associated With Singapore Revenue WERE to Locations nificant. “
MTI Cited Nvidia’s comments in its saturday statement and said the chipmaker said there was no reason to believe
“Singapore is an International Business Hub. Major us and european companies have significant operations here. Ducts destined for the US and other western counts, “MTI Added.
– CNBC’s Ryan Browne Contributed to this Report.
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