NVIDIA, a company known for making video cards and a key player in the gaming world, said the US authorities have banned them from exporting two of their best AI computing chips to China.
Because NVIDIA not only makes RGB GPUs, but is also responsible for developing the best chips for AI environments. Just like it happens with AMD, IBM and other specialized companies.
This measure could deprive Chinese companies of the ability to carry out cutting-edge work. such as image recognition and other key security and investigative functions.
The company said on Wednesday that the ban, which affects its A100 and H100 chips designed to speed up machine learning tasks could hinder the completion of development of the H100, the flagship chip announced by NVIDIA earlier this year.
NVIDIA said US officials told it about the new standard.”eliminate the risk that products covered by the warranty could be used or diverted for “military end use” or “military end user” in China.“.
The announcement marks a major escalation in the US offensive against China’s technological capabilities. at a time when tensions are heating up over the fate of Taiwan, where chips are made for NVIDIA and almost every other major chipmaker.
representative AMD told Reuters that the company has received new licensing requirements that will prevent the export of MI250 AI chips to China.but believes that his MI100 chips will not be affected.
Without NVIDIA and AMD chips, Chinese organizations will not be able to profitably carry out such advanced computing which is used in all areas of current AI research.
Image recognition and natural language processing are common in consumer applications such as smartphones that can respond to queries and tag photos.
But they are also used for military purposes, such as finding weapons or bases on satellite imagery. and filtering digital messages for intelligence purposes.
NVIDIA explained that sales of the affected chips to China totaled $400 million this quarter. which could be lost if Asian companies decide to buy alternative products to their own.
Source: Computer Hoy
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