China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping on Saturday said the nation’s government is mulling measures to actively harness AI in creating new job opportunities and empowering traditional jobs. A government announcement states Wang’s ministry “will continue to intensify efforts in developing new professions, focusing on areas such as new quality productive forces, new consumption hotspots, and services for public wellbeing.” However, a report in Japanese outlet Nikkei quoted Wang as saying “Currently, artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, which has a profoun
Beijing warns of more chip supply worries amid Nexperia mess… China has been encouraging local firms to use them in order to stimulate the homegrown chip industry. The Chinese government is also reportedly worried that the H200 chips sold to its companies have hidden vulnerabilities. …
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NVIDIA's H200 AI GPUs are finally shipping to China, as reported by U.S. officials, marking the return of the banned chip. China Softens Its Position on NVIDIA GPUs As First H200 Shipments Now Headed To Chinese AI Firms The NVIDIA Hopper story in China has been a roller coaster ride so far. …
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… That's in part due to Chinese chip designers lacking design history to iterate on, but it's also in part because China's chipmakers have been locked out of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment thanks to US-led restrictions on leading-edge chip fabrication tech. …
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