'Chinese AI Firms Rush To Secure Nvidia Chip Capacity As Spy Scandal Stirs Fear Of US Curbs' - Reuters Exclusive
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Chinese AI firms seek overseas Nvidia cloud capacity, sources sayThey fear Jensen Huang spy scandal could spur US curbs on remote chip accessProposed US bill would close cloud-computing export-control loophole used by
- Chinese AI firms seek overseas Nvidia cloud capacity, sources say
- They fear Jensen Huang spy scandal could spur US curbs on remote chip access
- Proposed US bill would close cloud-computing export-control loophole used by Chinese firms
- Grey-market buyers in China also stockpile chips amid fears of tighter export control enforcement
Chinese artificial intelligence companies are trying to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity at data centres outside China, concerned that a scandal involving the US chipmaker's chief executive Jensen Huang could spur Washington to tighten restrictions on their remote use of advanced processors, three people familiar with the matter said.
The moves underline concern among Chinese technology companies over the potential closing of a gap in US export controls. Seeking to protect US dominance of the critical sector, Washington restricts exports to China of Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips, but Chinese companies can access such processors remotely by renting computing power at data centres overseas.