China wants four times more AI computing power by 2030.
China's industry ministry published a five-year infrastructure plan on Monday. It targets 9,800 exaflops of AI computing by 2030, up from 2,185 exaflops last June. The plan asks for 3.8 trillion yuan of network and computing investment.
Why it mattersBeijing is answering the chip embargo with sheer volume of domestic machines. If it works, the cheap open models you already use will keep coming from China.
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