Banned Nvidia GPUs sneak into sanction-busting Chinese servers

More banned Nvidia GPUs are making their way into Chinese universities, local governments, and private companies. Acquisitions of Nvidia GPUs were revealed in hundreds of tender documents, according to Reuters today. These chips were not standalone products, but were part of complete servers made by Dell, Supermicro, and …

[Jou (Mxyzptlk)]

Government sez no

Free market sez yes. Free market wins.

[mikus]

So how's the sanctions working out?

You know there's people flying into China each with like 10x H100's sewed into their trenchcoats. Good thing they don't weigh people for flights.

[Jou (Mxyzptlk)]

Re: So how's the sanctions working out?

Or they do, but the average Chinese citizen weight is still below the average US citizen weight even WITH those cards sewed in.

But the metal detectors should scream. So nice idea, but in reality unlikely.

[Jason Hindle]

The sanctions aren't enforceable

From Chinese visitors to the West simply buying the products and bringing them home to unscrupulous Western resellers who risk selling in bulk at inflated prices, plenty of this cutting-edge hardware will find its way over porous borders.