WSJ: Chinese labs have one-fifth the high-end chips of US rivals
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-08-21
A report by the WSJ highlights that the critical gap between Chinese and American AI companies lies in computer chips, not talent. DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng noted this in May, and researchers from top labs like Alibaba revealed they often receive only one-fifth the high-end chip allocation available to peers at OpenAI and Google. This compute shortage also complicates AI safety testing efforts.
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