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US sanctions are hurting Chinese AI ambitions, but impact can be mitigated

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Thu, Sep 7, 2023 · 12:50 PM
    • Despite the lack of resources, Tencent is working with customers to find creative ways to compensate for the impact.
    • Despite the lack of resources, Tencent is working with customers to find creative ways to compensate for the impact. PHOTO: AFP

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    [SHENZHEN] CHINESE tech companies are being forced to adapt, as export restrictions on high performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips have hamstrung the training of AI models in China.

    Dowson Tong, chief executive of Tencent’s cloud and smart industries group, said AI projects in China have been hurt by US-imposed sanctions.

    “The models (of chips) that are being offered here in China usually perform subpar to the latest cutting edge, so it just takes our customers longer to train these (AI) models,” Tong said on Wednesday (Sep 6).

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