ByteDance plans to use Huawei chips in its new artificial intelligence model

ByteDance, owner of TikTok, Wants to use chips produced by Huawei to train a new generative AI modelas described by Reuters Monday (30). With this measure, the Chinese giant would not be exposed to the sanctions imposed by the USA.

Sources with knowledge of the matter told the news agency that the company Wants to use Huawei Ascend 910B chip in the development and training of a large language model. The platform is already used by the company in tasks with lower computational performance requirements.

However, according to one of the interviewed sources, the processor of the Chinese brand will meet the requirements, considering that the new artificial intelligence will have less powerful capacity and complexity than the existing model called Doubao. You older big tech projects use Nvidia’s H20 chips.

Another source also confirmed to the publication that the new AI model is indeed on the way, but said he did not know whether the mechanism would feature Huawei chips. ByteDance spokesman Michael Hughes Plans for a new artificial intelligence rejectedThe partner brand refused to make any statement.

late deliveries

Even if it chooses to use processors from a local manufacturer, TikTok’s owner is reportedly experiencing problems with its artificial intelligence programs. According to the report, the company Only 30% of chips ordered from Huawei receiveddelays the development of projects.

100,000 Ascend 910B chips were to be requested in 2023, but only about 30,000 were shipped until July of this year. In this way, the company has not yet defined a timeline for the release of the new language modelAccording to sources.

ByteDance’s Doubao chatbot, which launched in August last year, has recently undergone video-focused updates to compete with OpenAI technology. The vehicle quickly became one of the most popular vehicles among the Chinese and 10 million monthly active users.