TechCrunch · AI· Tim Fernholz·· 2 d ago
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh-oh, Jensen!
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models — uh-oh, Jensen!
AI summary
New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 79Second 78
AdmittedSum of both 157 ≥ twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：中国AI模型训练芯片与出口管制相关
- Why it was chosen
- Traces training chips through model-weight fingerprints, offering a checkable clue to how export controls are actually enforced.
- Same event
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
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