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Once the scale of a model and its compute demands reach a certain level, custom chips can often surpass general-purpose GPUs in both performance and cost.
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7/12/2026
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DeepSeek Builds Its Own AI Chips: The Strategic Logic and Challenges Behind Compute Independence
hackernewshackernews7/9/2026
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