[…] According to Wikipedia, DeepSeek’s founder Liang Wenfeng stockpiled over 10,000 Nvidia chips before the U.S. export ban went into effect. This strategic move ensured they had enough computing power to train their AI despite sanctions (Wikipedia). Some U.S. AI experts, including Google’s AI chief Demis Hassabis, have expressed skepticism about DeepSeek’s reported low development costs, suggesting that their budget numbers may be misleading (Pymnts). …