Chinese Tech Firms Take AI Training Overseas
Chinese tech firms like Alibaba and ByteDance are training AI models overseas due to domestic chip restrictions, using foreign data centers to access Nvidia chips. DeepSeek continues training in China with a stockpile of chips, while collaborating with Huawei to develop local alternatives. Access to computing power is crucial in the global AI race, prompting firms to look abroad.
Chinese tech companies are taking their AI work overseas as chip restrictions at home grow tighter, forcing them to think well beyond China's borders.
According to the Financial Times, companies like Alibaba and ByteDance are now training advanced AI models in Southeast Asia. Instead of building everything in China, they're renting computing power from foreign data centers to keep using Nvidia chips that U.S. rules have made harder to buy locally. It's a clear sign of how critical Nvidia's hardware has become in the AI race.
Not everyone is moving out. DeepSeek is reportedly still training its models inside China after building up a stash of Nvidia chips before the ban. At the same time, the startup is working with Huawei and other domestic players to develop Chinese-made chips for the future.
access to computing power is quickly becoming the deciding factor in global AI competition.when chips are blocked at home, China's tech firms are going abroad to keep building.
