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Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not affect demand for nuclear energy, says UAE energy minister

12 February 2025 - 12:22 By Yousef Saba and Jana Choukeir
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Chinese start-up DeepSeek has developed AI models that achieve similar results with significantly less computing power, leading to substantial energy savings. File photo.
Chinese start-up DeepSeek has developed AI models that achieve similar results with significantly less computing power, leading to substantial energy savings. File photo.
Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

UAE energy minister Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei said on Wednesday he does not think Chinese AI app DeepSeek will affect demand for nuclear energy.

Chinese start-up DeepSeek has developed AI models that achieve similar results with significantly less computing power, leading to substantial energy savings.

Reuters

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