India, Jan. 28 -- The debut of DeepSeek, a ground-breaking AI system developed in China, challenges the effectiveness of US sanctions that were aimed at restricting advanced AI development. By circumventing the need for Nvidia's most powerful chips, such as the H100, DeepSeek demonstrates that innovative algorithms and distributed processing can achieve state-of-the-art results without cutting-edge hardware.

This development, a recurring theme in my analyses of US sanctions, reinforces concerns about the long-term viability of such policies in suppressing technological advancement.

Another marker in sanctions debate

DeepSeek is the latest example of how restrictive measures can unintentionally spur innovation. In previous articles like...