@VraserX: China developing domestic AI chips while the US restricts access to its best hardware creates a fascinating possibility…
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China's development of domestic AI chips in response to US restrictions could either slow its progress or accelerate its independence from foreign hardware like Nvidia.
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China developing domestic AI chips while the US restricts access to its best hardware creates a fascinating possibility:
Export controls may slow China down…
or create the strongest possible incentive for China to eliminate its dependence on Nvidia.
Which outcome wins?
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