Elon Musk breaks his silence on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, casting doubt on their rapid success and transparency about hardware usage. His scepticism contrasts with other tech leaders who praise DeepSeek's achievements.

Elon Musk has voiced doubt about the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has been making headlines for its advancements in artificial intelligence. Musk has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express doubts about its claims,

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If anything, potentially less demand for Nvidia's AI training chips could actually benefit the EV manufacturer.

In recent days, China’s AI startup, DeepSeek, has made waves after launching a generative AI chatbot that reportedly rivals the capabilities of leading US companies, but for a fraction of the investment.

He told CNBC: "My understanding is that Deepseek has about 50,000 H100s, which they can't talk about obviously because it is against the export controls that the U.S. has put in p