Chinese AI firms rush to secure Nvidia chip capacity as spy scandal stirs fear of US curbs: Reuters
Chinese firms are reserving overseas cloud capacity as they fear tighter U.S. rules could block remote access to restricted Nvidia chips, Reuters said.
- Chinese artificial intelligence companies are seeking to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity at overseas data centers, fearing a scandal involving CEO Jensen Huang could spur Washington to tighten restrictions on remote access to advanced processors.
- The Remote Access Security Act, or RASA, would grant the Commerce Department authority to regulate cloud-based access to restricted technology; the House passed the bill in January by a 369-22 vote, and companies worry controversy surrounding Huang will accelerate its passage.
- Procurement records show a Chinese university with ties to the Liberation Army recently obtained powerful H200 AI chips despite U.S. export restrictions, exposing enforcement gaps that companies now fear will be closed.
- Smaller AI labs are approaching computing providers in Southeast Asia to secure capacity before potential new regulations eliminate their ability to rent remote computing power without importing restricted chips directly.
- On Sunday, Huang admitted to infidelity, prompting companies to accelerate risk mitigation as remote access remains vital for China's developers to train large AI models without importing restricted chips directly.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang lobbied the United States to open the Chinese market to American artificial intelligence chips. At the heart of the espionage scandal is a dispute that pits the billion-dollar business against US security.
Algemeen Dagblad
bd.nlChina believes that the United States is using false allegations of espionage as a pretext to institute a technological “blockade” against China. This is what a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after claims that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would be the victim of a Chinese spy plot.
It is time for the United States to stop making up spy stories about China, a statement such as that made by Mao Ning, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, reports to Xinhua IA.
China warns US against using Nvidia controversy as pretext for tighter chip curbs
"Regarding the so-called China spy narrative, we have already made our position clear. China's technological progress is driven by self-reliant innovation and open cooperation. The U.S. side should stop fabricating the so-called spy narrative as a pretext for imposing technology blockades. China and the United States are maintaining close communication regarding interactions between the two heads of state. We are willing to work together with th…
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