An industry analyst recently revealed that China has developed a single generative AI (GAI) model across multiple data centers — a massive feat considering the complexity of using different GPUs in a single data center, let alone using servers in multiple geographic locations. Patrick Moorhead, Chief Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, said on X (formerly Twitter) that China was the first country to manage this achievement and that he discovered it during a conversation about a presumably unrelated NDA meeting.
This technique of training GAIs across different locations/architectures is essential for China to keep its AI dreams moving forward, especially as American sanctions have stopped it from acquiring the latest, most powerful chips to drive its research and development. Since Nvidia does not want to lose the Chinese market, it created the less powerful H20 AI chips that fall within Washington’s restrictive performance parameters. However, there are rumors that even these down-tuned chips might be banned soon, highlighting the uncertainty Chinese tech companies face in the current political climate.
