Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed China with CNBC’s Jim Cramer Wednesday night. The problem for Huang and Nvidia is that Xi Jinping made it clear at the April Politburo study session that he wants China to de-Americanize the AI technology stack:Xi Jinping emphasized that to seize the initiative and gain the advantage in the AI field, breakthroughs must be achieved in fundamental theories, methods, tools, and more. We must continuously strengthen basic research, concentrate resources to overcome challenges in core technologies such as high-end chips and foundational software, and build an independent, controllable, and collaboratively functioning AI foundational hardware and software system [集中力量攻克高端芯片、基础软件等核心技术,构建自主可控、协同运行的人工智能基础软硬件系统]. We should use AI to lead a paradigm shift in scientific research and accelerate technological innovations and breakthroughs across various fields.“An independent, controllable, and collaboratively functioning AI foundational hardware and software system” means a de-Nvidia’d Chinese technology stack.
Let us hope that AI turns out to be "uncontrollable," at least in the way Xi is hoping for it to be. Not even he or his successors will be able to wall off the spread of new ideas I predict. For example, would someone please translate this paper into Chinese: https://shorturl.at/xlDni Thanks.
Let us hope that AI turns out to be "uncontrollable," at least in the way Xi is hoping for it to be. Not even he or his successors will be able to wall off the spread of new ideas I predict. For example, would someone please translate this paper into Chinese: https://shorturl.at/xlDni Thanks.