A look at DeepSeek's rise in Africa, as China's lightweight, low-cost AI models make inroads into the continent via tech infrastructure built by Huawei and ZTE
Bloomberg : X: @saritharai , @kyleichan , and @davidsacks . Bluesky: @wavesblog . Forums: r/technology X: Saritha Rai / @saritharai : A deep dive into DeepSeek's surge in Africa & Chinese AI's inroads into a continent that could become key to more users, more human-generated data & loads of soft power @business @LoniPrinsloo1 @HelenNyambura (gift link: free to read until Oct 30) https://www.bloomberg.com/... #AI [image] Kyle Chan / @kyleichan : Chinese AI models are popular in Africa. From @SarithaRai & co at https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image] David Sacks / @davidsacks : China is exporting Huawei chips + DeepSeek models to the Global South. If we don't make it just as easy to export the American AI stack, we will forfeit this technology race in large parts of the world. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Bluesky: Simonetta Vezzoso / @wavesblog : “..for now, companies that can afford to are hedging their bets. Some are already blending Chinese-backed cloud services and AI models with American-made AI products” [embedded post] Forums: r/technology : DeepSeek's Surge in Africa Reveals China's AI Power Grab