Tencent Leases 100,000 Chips From Oracle, Ex-OpenAI Exec Calls It Insane
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-01
Per the FT, Tencent is leasing 100,000 chips from Oracle to accelerate its AI push. Former OpenAI policy chief Miles Brundage reposted the story, calling it "completely insane that we're allowing this," implying the deal skirts US chip export controls on China.
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