The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China
TL;DR
Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips. According to The New York Times, New Matrix is on the list of approved firms, yet its offices are empty, "a hollow gray shell with wires dangling from the ceiling where lights should be.
Nauti's Take
For AI teams, this is primarily a source-quality and control issue: regulatory approval says little about the actual operator, location, or intended use. Before integrating a hardware or cloud partner, verify the corporate registry, ownership structure, physical presence, and the exact path by which chips or compute are accessed.
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