Huawei's New AI Chip: A Real Threat to NVIDIA? Vantage with Palki Sharma
Huawei's New AI Chip: A Real Threat to NVIDIA? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Huawei's New AI Chip: A Real Threat to NVIDIA? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
NVIDIA dominates the AI chip world, powering everything from smarter chatbots to faster self-driving cars — and it's now worth over $2.8 trillion. But behind China's Great Firewall, a challenge is brewing. Huawei is testing a new AI chip — the Ascend 910B — aiming to rival NVIDIA's mighty H100. Despite U.S. sanctions and technical hurdles, China is pouring resources into building its own AI future. Is Huawei's move symbolic, or the start of something bigger? Palki Sharma tells you.
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