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The recent revelation that DeepSeek's AI chatbots perform comparably to those from competitors while using significantly fewer computational resources has sparked fears regarding the sustainability of investment strategies in the tech sector. With America's AI companies experiencing tumultuous trading conditions — including a loss of over $1 trillion in market value prompted by competition from Chinese firms — the urgency to control access to high-performance chips, particularly made by U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia, has intensified.