US Plans AI Chip Curbs on Malaysia, Thailand Over China Concerns (yahoo.com) 15
President Donald Trump's administration plans to restrict shipments of AI chips from the likes of Nvidia to Malaysia and Thailand, part of an effort to crack down on suspected semiconductor smuggling into China. Bloomberg: A draft rule from the Commerce Department seeks to prevent China -- to which the US has effectively banned sales of Nvidia's advanced AI processors -- from obtaining those components through intermediaries in the two Southeast Asian nations, according to people familiar with the matter. The rule is not yet finalized and could still change, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
Officials plan to pair the Malaysia and Thailand controls with a formal rescission of global curbs from the so-called AI diffusion rule, the people said.
Officials plan to pair the Malaysia and Thailand controls with a formal rescission of global curbs from the so-called AI diffusion rule, the people said.
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It's not going to stop shit... (Score:1)
But ok... it's like security theatre in the airports. Take off your shoes and belt.
May my country end up on the banned list? (Score:1)
Treat it as a badge of honor, T and M...
Let Donald isolate his country from 190 odd sovereign states and the rest of the planet will watch with bemusement as his empire swiftly implodes.
What's left of happy Independence Day...
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I'm thinking of ordering one of these Chinese servers as an experiment in diversification.
If I do, I'll report how they do.
bad news for us good news for China. (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:bad news for us good news for China. (Score:4, Insightful)
Indeed, Loonsong announced they have server CPUs that are comparable to Intel ones from a few years ago now. Chinese designed GPUs are catching up rapidly too.
It's probably already too late, the decision was made and the Chinese government isn't going to pull back from pushing for high end CPUs and chip fabrication now.
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Indeed, Loonsong announced they have server CPUs that are comparable to Intel ones from a few years ago now. Chinese designed GPUs are catching up rapidly too.
No. According to the Chinese they are catching up. Until someone actually tests these chips, I would be skeptical. Both AMD and Intel have been caught exaggerating performance of their CPUs at times.
It's probably already too late, the decision was made and the Chinese government isn't going to pull back from pushing for high end CPUs and chip fabrication now.
There is still execution and implementation that remains to be seen. Remember when China announced they had 7nm chips to rival TSMC and Samsung? It was proof that China had surpassed the West some said. That is until people look at the details. First of which is that TSMC is now on 3nm. Second, it was done using
Re:bad news for us good news for China. (Score:4, Insightful)
Gamers Nexus reviews Chinese GPUs and CPUs sometimes, and they tend to be broadly in-line with the claims. The GPUs, for example, do perform as advertised, but have compatibility issues with many Western games as they are aimed at the Chinese market. For games that Chinese gamers like they are decent, and GN saw significant improvements in both the hardware and drivers from one generation to the next.
People always make the same mistake of doubting that Chinese anything can be any good, until it becomes undeniable like with EVs... Although there are some who are still trying to pretend that they aren't top notch. Instead we should take these as warnings that we need to step up our game and prepare for stiff competition.
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Business as usual (Score:1)
Stupidity (Score:2)
I remember that Congress hearing where some Congressmen just couldn't grok the fact that they guy they were questioning, was from Indonesia, they insisted he was Chinese.
When I think of what I saw printed on chips... (Score:2)
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not sure what this is supposed to accomplish.
A futile attempt to block companies going around export restrictions.
Once upon a time during the Cold War there was COCOM [wikipedia.org], which while comprehensive and effective, still allowed enough leakage to equip most of the important factories in the USSR and its satellites with advanced manufacturing technology.
Today everything is basically open for purchase, which should be obvious enough from the rain on Ukraine of ruzzkie rockets full of Western chips, sensors, actuators and other tech they simply won't work wi