Baidu joins Tencent in downplaying impact of US chip bans on AI ambitions

Stockpiled silicon, improving efficiency, and looking for alternative suppliers – while maybe taking a dig at Microsoft and OpenAI

Chinese web giant Baidu, which emphasized AI services long before they were cool, has revealed it is largely untroubled by the United States' chip tech export bans, can do just fine with silicon that is allowed to be sold in China, and has a workaround plan for when sanctions bite.…

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