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 fears grow that Washington could tighten remote access rules for advanced Nvidia chips.
- 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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Chinese AI firms rush to secure overseas Nvidia computing capacity | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
BEIJING >> Chinese AI companies are trying to rent Nvidia-powered computing capacity outside China, worried that the scandal involving the U.S. chipmaker’s CEO Jensen Huang could spur Washington to tighten restrictions on their remote use of advanced processors, three people familiar with the matter said.
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.
MAC not sure if Taiwan received U.S. warning about Nvidia China spy
Taipei, Nov. 12 (CNA) Taiwan's top China policy agency said Thursday it had received no information about a reported U.S. recommendation to monitor a suspected Chinese spy linked to Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳), but could not confirm whether other agencies had been alerted.
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