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China's military tried to buy Nvidia chips for AI servers and a robot dog, documents show
Chinese military records show attempts to buy banned Nvidia chips for its AI projects. Find out more about what they reveal.
BI reviewed records on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s official procurement portal, where military units post thousands of requests for equipment that local contractors can bid on. On Thursday, China's internet regulator said it had summoned the company to explain alleged backdoor security risks in its H20 chips, claims that Nvidia has denied, Reuters reported. Another server request from the same month asks for an H100 graphics card— banned from export to China since 2022—which can cost tens of thousands of dollars apiece.
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