A100s aren't magical pixie dust. China aren't developing their own silicon[1] for funsies. This is all mathematics. Ignoring the fact that the entirety of what

A100s aren't magical pixie dust. China aren't developing their own silicon[1] for funsies. This is all mathematics. Ignoring the fact that the entirety of what is required to build GPT-4 is easily remembered by a single human being (i.e. adversary), it could also be rediscovered. America doesn't have some secret sauce that nobody else has. We have a time lead, and that is it. Keeping the details secret and under control is like trying to keep anyone from discovering that the sky is blue. A 6 months freeze on AI research in America? China would relish it. Hell, who's to say this isn't their idea? [1]: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/moore-threads-unveils-chunxiao-gpu https://www.tomshardware.com/news/moore-threads-unveils-chun...