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Hopefully something of the sort is happening now with Nvidia chips
by yyyfb 2y ago
Hopefully something of the sort is happening now with Nvidia chips
- convolvatron 2y agoanyone with enough money can build a whole bunch of vector units, memory controllers, caches, sequencers, schedulers, compilers, drivers and libraries. this isn't secret technology. its just a huge investment in a market with not only a clear dominant player but a pretty large number of wanna-bes already.
- slt2021 2y agonvidia chips are available for purchase around the globe, why would someone steal tech if they can just purchase it for consumer prices?
- yyyfb 2y agoHave you been living under a rock? Nvidia tech is export-controlled and basically banned for export to China. Not that people don't find workarounds. I guess if I was the US I'd look to recruit smugglers and have them ship tainted / defective chips https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/underground-network-smuggles-nvidia-gpus-into-china-despite-us-sanctions-some-smugglers-even-sell-entire-servers https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intell...
- gregw2 2y agoA portion of your wish is already granted. Nvidia was hacked and all its designs compromised a couple years ago. https://www.eetimes.com/hack-of-nvidia-a-national-disaster/ https://www.eetimes.com/hack-of-nvidia-a-national-disaster/