Moonshot AI accessed Nvidia's chips despite Chinese export ban, White House official says
"It is well known that China is using American compute both within the country and abroad," said Keegan McBride, director of science and technology at think tank the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change."It demonstrates just how far ahead the US is on compute," he added. "American compute is the foundation for the AI race today."While the U.S. reportedly cleared 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips in May, earlier this month a top U.S. trade official said "very few" had been shipped to China and Hong Kong. With access to the leading AI chips severely limited, Chinese tech companies have increasingly sought homegrown alternatives.
- ▪"It is well known that China is using American compute both within the country and abroad," said Keegan McBride, director of science and technology at think tank the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change."It demonstrates just how far ahead
- ▪"American compute is the foundation for the AI race today."While the U.S. reportedly cleared 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips in May, earlier this month a top U.S. trade official said "very few" had been shipped to China and Hong
- ▪With access to the leading AI chips severely limited, Chinese tech companies have increasingly sought homegrown alternatives.
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"It is well known that China is using American compute both within the country and abroad," said Keegan McBride, director of science and technology at think tank the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change."It demonstrates just how far ahead the US is on compute," he added. "American compute is the foundation for the AI race today."While the U.S. reportedly cleared 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips in May, earlier this month a top U.S. trade official said "very few" had been shipped to China and Hong Kong. With access to the leading AI chips severely limited, Chinese tech companies have increasingly sought homegrown alternatives.
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