The United States is waging a technological war on China. This takes the form of a ban on exports of cutting-edge hardware to the Middle Kingdom. However, via cloud services, the country still has access to the computing power of this hardware. Ouch!
China still benefits from the computing power of American high-tech hardware!
Clearly, cloud service providers have found a way around the sanctions imposed by the US administration. Indeed, while exporting high-tech equipment is prohibited, renting equipment doesn’t seem to be, and that’s precisely what they’re doing. The main players in this practice include companies such as Google and Microsoft. At least, that’s what The Information reports.
When we talk about cutting-edge hardware, we’re obviously talking about equipment that is forbidden for export. In this case, server rentals involve machines equipped with NVIDIA H100 or NVIDIA A100 GPUs , which are among the most powerful models on the market today.
Obviously, these practices enable China to continue developing its activities in the artificial intelligence sector… Even if, at the same time, the country is focusing on the development of in-house solutions. Of course, it’s in the country’s own interests to take advantage of this gap, although the situation could change very quickly. All that’s needed is for Biden’s admiration to get involved, and that won’t be long now.
