US EditionChina’s Tech Giants Take AI Model Training Offshore to Tap Nvidia Chips
- Alibaba and ByteDance are using offshore data centers in Southeast Asia to train their large language models, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
- Chinese companies prefer Nvidia chips for training AI models, which has grown after US restrictions on specific semiconductors, impacting where training occurs.
- Chinese tech giants are utilizing Southeast Asian data centers to expand their global cloud computing market while complying with data export restrictions.
- Chinese companies are using Southeast Asian data centers to serve overseas customers while facing restrictions on moving private data out of China.
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China tech giants move AI training offshore to tap Nvidia chips
Some of China’s biggest tech companies are training their AI models overseas as they look to circumvent US restrictions on Beijing’s access to Nvidia’s world-leading chips. Giants Alibaba and ByteDance are among the tech firms training their models in data centers in Southeast Asia using servers running on Nvidia’s H20 chips, which the US banned from export to China in April. Though Chinese chip manufacturers have made significant progress in ca…
China's tech giants move AI model training overseas to tap Nvidia chips: FT
Major Chinese tech firms like Alibaba and ByteDance are reportedly heading to data centers in Southeast Asia for AI training. This clever strategy not only ensures access to critical Nvidia chips necessary for pioneering AI developments but also highlights the ongoing tussle between the US and China over technological supremacy.
According to Financial Times sources, major companies such as Alibaba and Bytedance have taken their artificial intelligence development outside of China to circumvent US chip restrictions.
Alibaba and ByteDance allegedly train Qwen and Doubao LLMs using Nvidia chips, despite export controls — Southeast Asian data center leases skirt around U.S. chip restrictions
Chinese technology giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, are increasingly training their most advanced artificial intelligence models in Southeast Asia.
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