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Will the US also sanction countries buying Ascend GPUs*? *) They're NPUs not GPUs, since they can't render graphics
by FirmwareBurner 1y ago
Will the US also sanction countries buying Ascend GPUs*?
*) They're NPUs not GPUs, since they can't render graphics
- ronsor 1y agoYes. Huawei GPUs are illegal worldwide now, according to the US government.
- falcor84 1y agoCue the Team America: World Police music
- firesteelrain 1y agoYes because Huawei uses US technology. Huawei can’t be competitive without US and EU technology (ASML, Tokyo Electron, Applied Materials, Lam Research, KLA, Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor, etc)
- FirmwareBurner 1y agoHere's a thought exercise: If EU and US are the inventors of silicone tech at the basis of all products, why are they struggling to beat China in the free and open AI market and need to resort to kneecapping it? Like, if you're so good at something why are you scared of the unproven newcomer beating you?
- firesteelrain 1y agoThe issue is not fear but strategic control. The United States and European Union form the backbone of the global semiconductor ecosystem, from design software like Cadence and Synopsys to manufacturing tools from ASML and Applied Materials. Huawei’s chips depend on this infrastructure. When entities use US-origin technology to build AI hardware, they fall under export control regardless of where the chips are used. This is not about competing in a fair market but about controlling the development and use of advanced computing in areas like defense, surveillance, and critical infrastructure.
- esafak 1y agoYou just explained why they are scared.
- firesteelrain 1y agoNot scared - aware. Strategic assets like compute and semiconductor capability shape global influence. Controlling those assets is about ensuring they are not used to undermine national security interests. That is not fear. It is policy rooted in leverage and long-term risk assessment.
- chenzhekl 1y agoUS Warns That Using Huawei AI Chip ‘Anywhere’ Breaks Its Rules https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/us-warns-that-using-huawei-ai-chip-anywhere-breaks-its-rules?embedded-checkout=true https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/us-warns-...
- throawayonthe 1y agohttps://archive.is/GrvVo https://archive.is/GrvVo
- teloli 1y agoOh boy do they love the free market!
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- roenxi 1y agoThey may have misunderstood it as free from Huawei.
- kesor 1y ago> The agency's Bureau of Industry and Security said in a statement Tuesday that it's also planning to warn the public about "the potential consequences of allowing US AI chips to be used for training and inference of Chinese AI models." The A.I. war is intense, and you can clearly see who is s** their pants here.
- v5v3 1y agoI am presuming that only applies to US companies? To stop them using it at their sites outside of the USA.
- kesor 1y agoNo, it applies to anyone who wants to do business with the US. https://www.bis.gov/press-release/department-commerce-rescinds-biden-era-artificial-intelligence-diffusion-rule-strengthens-chip-related https://www.bis.gov/press-release/department-commerce-rescin...
- hgomersall 1y agoMaybe we could write some code that we can use to use them as gp-npus (graphics-processing NPUs).