DeepSeek已为华为升腾AI芯片开源了一套编程工具。其中包括TileLang的一个版本，这是DeepSeek提供的一种编程语言，旨在作为英伟达CUDA的更简易替代方案。这家中国人工智能实验室周三在其微信公众号上宣布了这一发布消息。
DeepSeek has open-sourced a set of programming tools for Huawei’s Ascend AI chips. They include a version of TileLang, a programming language DeepSeek offers as a simpler alternative to Nvidia’s CUDA. The Chinese AI lab announced the release on Wednesday in a post on its WeChat account.
据路透社记者潘捷（Che Pan）和法拉·马斯特（Farah Master）报道，此次发布的内容包括针对升腾平台的计算和通信库。DeepSeek表示，华为在开发过程中给予了全力支持。两家公司还合作构建了一个由128颗升腾950芯片组成的“超级节点”系统。
The release includes compute and communication libraries for the Ascend platform, Che Pan and Farah Master reported for Reuters. DeepSeek said Huawei gave full support during development. The two companies also worked together on a “supernode” system built from 128 Ascend 950 chips.
据路透社援引DeepSeek的说法称：“要构建新一代自主可控的GPU软件生态系统，首要任务是建立一种通用、易于编程，且仍能发挥硬件全部性能潜力的高级语言。”
“To build a new generation of independent, self-controlled GPU software ecosystems, the first priority is establishing a high-level language that is universal, easy to program, and still capable of reaching the hardware’s full performance potential,” DeepSeek said, according to Reuters.
六个模块，免费下载。据《南华早报》记者冯洁（Coco Feng）报道，DeepSeek为华为芯片发布了六个软件模块。这些模块与其此前为英伟达芯片发布的开源工具相对应。
Six modules, free to download DeepSeek released six software modules for Huawei’s chips, Coco Feng reported for the South China Morning Post. They mirror the open-source tools it had already published for Nvidia chips.
据《纽约时报》记者史蒂夫·洛尔（Steve Lohr）报道，DeepSeek最初是在较旧的英伟达芯片上测试TileLang的。目前，它已将该语言作为其从事通用人工智能研究的“核心工具”。据《纽约时报》报道，英伟达的CUDA平台估计拥有400万开发者。
DeepSeek first tested TileLang on older Nvidia chips, Steve Lohr reported for The New York Times. It now uses the language as its “core tool” for work on artificial general intelligence. Nvidia’s CUDA platform has an estimated four million developers, according to the Times.
据彭博社记者丁璐（Luz Ding）报道，这些工具可免费下载。两家公司计划在更多项目上展开合作。据彭博社报道，DeepSeek计划在内蒙古的一个数据中心部署至少16万颗华为加速器。此外，该公司目前正在进行融资，估值接近5000亿元人民币（约合740亿美元）。
The tools are free to download, Luz Ding reported for Bloomberg. The two companies plan to work together on more projects. It plans to deploy at least 160,000 Huawei accelerators in a data centre in Inner Mongolia, according to Bloomberg. It is also raising funds at a valuation close to 500bn yuan ($74bn).
华为的芯片攻势。此次公告发布于华为推出下一代升腾芯片两周后。《纽约时报》报道称，华为目前无法满足其AI芯片的市场需求，并计划限制在中国境外销售。
Huawei’s chip push The announcement came two weeks after Huawei unveiled its next-generation Ascend chips. Huawei cannot meet demand for its AI chips, the Times reported. The company plans to restrict sales outside China.
据《泰晤士报》报道，华为轮值董事长徐直军表示：“我们无法接受一个无法掌控自身命运的未来。”
“We cannot accept a destiny where we cannot control our fate,” Eric Xu, Huawei’s rotating chairman, said, according to the Times.
美国出口管制限制了中国企业获取英伟达最先进芯片的途径。本月早些时候，徐直军曾表示，中国必须加快人工智能建设，以洞察其潜在风险。据一份报告显示，上周，深度求索（DeepSeek）的年化收入运行率已达到10亿美元。
US export controls limit Chinese companies’ access to Nvidia’s most advanced chips. Earlier this month, Xu said China must build AI faster to see its dangers. Last week, DeepSeek’s annualised revenue run rate reached $1bn, according to a report.