- Published on October 17, 2024
- In AI Features
ByteDance Turns to Huawei Amid US Export Restrictions
As ByteDance leans towards Huawei, what is the future of NVIDIA chips in the Chinese market?
- By Sanjana Gupta
ByteDance, the Chinese tech company that owns TikTok, is significantly changing its approach to AI hardware by using Huawei chips to train its latest AI model.
While doing this, ByteDance has also maintained a substantial presence in the NVIDIA ecosystem. It continues to be a major client for NVIDIA products which are accessible via cloud computing through Microsoft. Last year, the company allocated approximately $2 billion for NVIDIA’s H20 AI chip, tailored for the China market in response to trade restrictions.
This development comes against the backdrop of China rapidly closing the gap in AI capabilities, now only 6-9 months behind the US. A few months ago, 01.AI chief Kai-Fu Lee said, “We were six or seven years behind.” But now, China seems to be ahead of the U
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Sanjana Gupta
An information designer by training, Sanjana likes to delve into deep tech and enjoys learning about quantum, space, robotics and chips that build up our world. Outside of work, she likes to spend her time with books, especially those that explore the absurd.
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