POLITICS

China vs USA: The AI Chip Battle Heats Up

Mon Dec 09 2024
China has started an investigation into Nvidia, a big American company that makes chips used in AI. This is the latest move in a fight between China and the US over who will be the leader in AI technology. Both countries think AI is really important for their safety. Some people think Nvidia might have broken China's rules when they bought a company called Mellanox. China approved this deal in 2020, but now they're looking into it again. Nvidia's stock dropped a bit after this news. This fight got more serious this month. The US said China can't buy certain types of memory chips that help with AI. China was not happy about this and said the US is making problems for the whole world. They made it harder for companies to get materials needed to make these chips. Both countries are trying to make their own chips at home. The US is giving lots of money to companies like Intel to make more chips. China also has a big plan to invest in chip making. Nvidia is also in trouble in the US. Some people think they're not following the rules there too. It's like a big game of chess between the two countries.