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China is chipping away at America's AI advantage

Huawei and DeepSeek want DeepSeek's TileLang running on Huawei's Ascend chips, a pairing that could erode the grip of Nvidia's CUDA software; a compatibility update, apparently.

On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 10:45 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Nvidia — Photo: Coolcaesar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Washington Examiner: “China is chipping away at America’s AI advantage”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:45 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
Topics: North America, China.
BBN covered this story before: A new development is blowing up America's AI debate (October 11).

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Washington ExaminerChina is chipping away at America’s AI advantage

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLast week, Chinese AI firms Huawei and DeepSeek announced a partnership to run DeepSeek's TileLang, a programming framework for training AI, on Huawei's Ascend chips.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIf it works, it challenges one of America's biggest advantages, the tight fit between Nvidia chips and their CUDA software, according to the Washington Examiner.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe stakes reach past tech to jobs and national security, which is why Washington watches every announcement like this one.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA software framework. That's how empires slip, Gloria, not with tanks but with a compatibility update.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI've watched empires slip, and none of them blamed a patch note.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGive it a decade.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBy then the apology will arrive as a mandatory update that nobody read.