{"id":232680,"date":"2026-01-14T12:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/232680\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:16:11","slug":"deepseek-stays-mum-on-next-ai-model-release-as-technical-papers-show-frontier-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/232680\/","title":{"rendered":"DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/artificial-intelligence?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">artificial intelligence<\/a> firm <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/deepseek?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DeepSeek<\/a> continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release \u2013 the much-anticipated updates to its <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3292507\/chinese-start-deepseek-launches-ai-model-outperforms-meta-openai-products?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">V3<\/a> and <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3296503\/deepseeks-tech-breakthrough-hailed-china-answer-win-ai-war?module=china_future_tech&amp;pgtype=homepage?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">R1<\/a> models \u2013 will be launched, according to analysts, amid its recent publication of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3339215\/core-chinese-research-team-behind-cutting-edge-ai-model-r1-remains-intact-deepseek?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">technical papers<\/a>.The papers underscored DeepSeek\u2019s efforts to improve the underlying infrastructure of AI systems in China at a time when geopolitical tensions and domestic production hurdles restricted the country\u2019s access to advanced <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/semiconductors?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">semiconductors<\/a> to train new models, according to Zhang Ruiwang, a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/beijing?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Beijing<\/a>-based information systems architect working in the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/internet?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">internet<\/a> sector.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cDeepSeek just wants to prove that AI infrastructure innovation would drive efficiency and further scale up performance of models,\u201d Zhang said.<\/p>\n<p>Still, speculation swirled across the global AI community about potential delays in the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/hangzhou?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hangzhou<\/a>-based <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/start-ups?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">start-up<\/a>\u2019s launch of its next-generation V4 and R2 models, which would succeed V3, introduced in December 2024, and R1, which was released in January last year.DeepSeek declined to comment on reports that V4 would be released during the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/lunar-new-year?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lunar New Year<\/a>.Apart from US restrictions on China\u2019s access to cutting-edge graphics processing units (GPUs) and advanced chipmaking equipment, the world\u2019s AI developers currently face a shortage of memory chips amid high demand for these semiconductors in enterprise <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/tech-trends\/article\/3261864\/ai-boom-fuels-demand-major-data-centre-deals-asia-pacific-year?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">data centres<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek continues to keep the world guessing on when its next major release 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