China’s AI compute ambitions demand innovation

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China aims to expand intelligent computing capacity more than fourfold by 2030, building on a 177% increase reported over the past year. Achieving the target will require domestic innovation and coordinated investment as US restrictions limit access to the most advanced Western AI chips.

China has set a five-year goal for the expansion of intelligent computing capacity to drive artificial intelligence (AI) that calls for a more than fourfold increase on what was in place at the end of June this year. To reach the 2030 target while being blocked by the United States from importing the most advanced Western-made AI chips will require innovation, adaptation and the application and coordination of vast resources. Judging by the 177 per cent increase in capacity achieved in the year...