Four Charged with Smuggling Nvidia AI Chips to China in Violation of Export Controls
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Jay Peters
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
Four individuals have been charged by federal prosecutors with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPUs and HP supercomputers containing Nvidia chips from the United States to China, circumventing export controls designed to prevent China from accessing advanced AI technology. The case highlights ongoing concerns about Chinese companies obtaining restricted Nvidia AI chips despite US government restrictions, with industry figures suggesting China may have more of these chips than publicly acknowledged.
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The US government has placed restrictions that prevent Nvidia from selling its most powerful chips for AI training to China
Scale CEO Alexander Wang said he thinks China has far more of Nvidia's H100 AI chips than people may think, despite the export controls
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