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Comment by riobard | Hacker News Reader

> DeepSeek has received support from Beijing, including access to state-funded data centers.

Source?

The timing between

Am I surprised they are getting help? No. I think any country who has this type of break through technology should be supporting it.

The first link from FT is paywalled and the second link from CNN does not mention "data center" even once, yet you were stating as a fact that

> DeepSeek has received support from Beijing, including access to state-funded data centers.

I do believe as you said that

> DeepSeek has strong backing from the government now that they have made a break through

but please do not confuse people by stating your beliefs as facts.

Thank you for this feedback. The first part of what I said was right and backed up by facts.

For the second part, I heard it on a podcast but couldn't find proof, so I removed that part - about government funded data centers.

Your focus on facts is what makes this group so good. Thank you for keeping our talks honest.

Well, the FT article itself says:

"The start-up has gained access to state-funded data centres, easing its computing constraints".

However they don't provide a source for their claim.

[1] It’s based in China