Source: International Business Times
Washington already limits exports of Nvidia's most advanced AI processors to China, but Chinese developers can still access some of the same computing power by renting capacity at data centers in other countries. Imen Ben Youssef/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Chinese artificial intelligence companies are racing to secure Nvidia-powered computing capacity outside China, concerned that Washington could soon restrict their ability to remotely use advanced American chips that are already subject to export controls. A major Chinese cloud provider has discussed locking in overseas capacity, while other companies have approached data center operators about reserving computing power, Reuters reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.