While Blackwell is banned from being exported to China, it appears that domestic AI giants have found their workarounds to access NVIDIA’s latest technology. Chinese AI Giants Are More Inclined Towards the ‘GPU Rental’ Model Over Getting Hopper Chips, Claims Analyst There’s a dire need for computing power among Chinese AI giants. While the nation is making efforts to establish domestic AI chip providers, companies like Tencent are looking for alternative methods to fulfill their needs. One prominent option is using rental compute services, since the U.S. export controls don’t have ‘strict’ boundaries set for such a venture, which is […]
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