The Download: OpenAI’s open-weight models, and the future of internet search
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Summary
Nvidia has insisted that its new AI chips do not contain a “kill switch” which could be used to give the Chinese government control over the company’s customers’ computers, following an allegation by the Chinese government.
The Chinese government had requested the company’s security documentation for its new A100 and H100 AI chips, in a move that is the latest salvo in an increasingly hostile relationship between the U.S. and China.
The U.S. government recently prohibited Nvidia from selling its AI chips to China, and the Chinese government has increased its control over the country’s semiconductor industry, with companies such as Nvidia becoming subject to more stringent security reviews.
China’s actions have been criticized by the US, with a deputy assistant secretary for trade policies accusing China of “weaponizing investment screening.”
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