Chinese AI Firms Smuggle Data and Rent Overseas Servers to Evade US Chip Curbs

Massive petabyte data transfers are replacing black market chips as China trains AI outside its borders

Chinese AI firms are bypassing US chip restrictions by physically transporting petabytes of training data abroad for processing using foreign GPU resources and covert logistics.

Why tariffs on AI hardware could undermine US competitiveness

Tariffs targeted at China have their uses in the US-China tech competition, but they shouldn’t be applied haphazardly to US allies and partners.

Chinese AI Companies Are Using an Absurd Loophole to Get Around US Chip Restrictions

Chinese engineers are getting around Washington's chip restrictions by simply flying to other countries where US prohibitions don't apply.

Flying suitcases packed with Hard Drives to China, taking hundreds of servers on rent and ...: How Chinese AI companies dodge US chip ban - The Times of India

Tech News : Facing US restrictions on advanced AI chips, Chinese firms are innovating by processing data abroad. Engineers transported data to Malaysia, utilizing

Chinese AI Companies Dodge U.S. Chip Curbs by Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad

Engineers carry data to countries where Nvidia chips are available, frustrating Washington’s aims

David Sacks said China is only months behind the US in AI, not years, despite export bans

David Sacks, who leads crypto and AI policy under President Donald Trump’s White House, warned on Wednesday that China is no longer playing catch-up. During an interview with Bloomberg Television, David said that despite US export controls, Chinese tech companies have made serious progress. He said Huawei Technologies is closing the gap on global rivals, and Chinese AI firms are advancing much faster than Washington expected. He pointed directly…