In a CNBC interview, Scale AI’s CEO Alexandr Wang disclosed that DeepSeek holds over 50,000 NVIDIA H100 chips, restricted from public discussion due to US export regulations. This revelation sparks discussions on AI competition and the impact of tech restrictions on international companies.

DeepSeek has disrupted the foundations of major American companies such as Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, and Meta, all of whom have dominated the AI sector for years.

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