US probably looking into whether DeepSeek used restricted AI chips

Chinese state-linked social media accounts amplified narratives celebrating the launch of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s AI models last week, days before the news tanked US tech stocks, according to online analysis firm Graphika.

The accounts involved in the effort, including those of Chinese diplomats, embassies and state media, amplified media coverage of the launch and promoted the idea that DeepSeek challenged US dominance in the AI sector, New York-based Graphika said in a report it provided to Reuters on Thursday.