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Nvidia: Exportsperre von Nvidia-Chips: US-Behörde prüft wohl systematisch chinesische KI-Firmen

Die USA vermuten, dass China Wege gefunden hat, leistungsstarke US-Chips für seine KI‑Modelle zu nutzen. Das Handelsministerium prüft nun wohl, wie China die Beschränkungen umgeht.

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Nvidia: Exportsperre von Nvidia-Chips: US-Behörde prüft wohl systematisch chinesische KI-Firmen

The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is reportedly investigating whether Chinese AI companies are bypassing export restrictions on Nvidia chips by accessing them remotely through third parties. The bureau aims to explore all legal avenues by which Chinese AI firms may have obtained access to the powerful processors.

The focus is on renting computational power in third countries, according to insiders who spoke with Bloomberg. Additional details remain undisclosed. The background stems from a series of product launches by Chinese AI companies: Last month, Moonshot AI introduced its "Kimi K3" model, which nearly matched the performance of the latest offerings from American rivals Anthropic and OpenAI in benchmark tests.

A senior White House official subsequently accused Moonshot AI of illegally acquiring Nvidia hardware and accessing it remotely through third parties in Thailand. While this post seemed uncoordinated with the Commerce Department, investigations were launched just days later, insiders disclosed.

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