U.S. issues warning to NVIDIA, urging to stop redesigning chips for China::undefined
“Look, I know we made it your legal obligation to do everything you can to maximize profits for your shareholders, but we didn’t even give five minutes at the time to consider the ramifications of that decision, and now we would like the leopard to stop eating our faces.”
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
The second Nvidia came out with that press release about a special China-specific version I was expecting this to happen. Honestly, I’m not quite sure what they’re thinking. Congress is CLEARLY trying to control the export of this technology and limit the access the PRC has to it. Trying to end-run what will likely become an ITAR issue (if it isn’t already) is an objectively bad corporate strategy. The penalties for that sort of thing are fucking serious.
1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 6 months ago
Absolute boneheaded move by NVIDIA. Guess they just saw dollar signs and stopped thinking. What I don’t get is they are already at like 300% capacity I don’t think there will be any business short falls from selling only to US customers
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 months ago
I think it’s quite clever actually.
They clearly realise that if China can’t buy their chips, China will put the full force of a planned economy behind making their own. Once that happens cheap Chinese AI chips will eat their lunch.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Really, the only big market that are being targeted by the restrictions is Mainland China (pointedly not including Russia because it’s honestly not a very big market compared to like… New York State or Texas or California)
guacupado@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Because capitalism is about making EVEN MORE the next year. And EVEN MORE the year after that.