Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that China was “not late” in artificial intelligence, and that Huawei is “one of the most formidable technological companies in the world”.
Addressing journalists at a technological conference in Washington, DC, Huang said that China could be “just behind” the United States for the moment, but that it is a narrow gap.
“We are very close,” he said. “Remember that it is an infinite long -term breed.”
NVIDIA has become the key to the global economy in recent years, as it makes fleas that have fueled the majority of recent AI advanced applications. The company faces growing obstacles in the United States, including prices and regulations awaiting the Biden era which would restrict the shipment of its most advanced AI chips to many countries in the world.
The Trump administration this month has limited the expedition of Nvidia fleas to China without license. This technology, linked to the hopper fleas used in the rest of the world, has been developed to comply with previous American export restrictions. Nvidia said it would take a $ 5.5 billion on the restriction.
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“They are incredible in IT and network technology, all these essential abilities to advance AI,” said Huang. “They have made huge progress in recent years.”
Nvidia has argued that American policy should focus on making it competitive societies and that the restriction of flea sales in China and other countries threatens American technological leadership.
Huang again called on the US government to focus on AI policies that accelerate technology development.
“This is an industry for which we will have to compete,” said Huang.
President Trump called Huang on Wednesday “my friend Jensen” on Wednesday, encouraging the recent announcement of the company that she planned to build $ 500 billion in AI infrastructure in the United States over the next five years.
Huang said he was thinking that Nvidia would be able to manufacture his artificial intelligence devices in the United States, the company said earlier this month that it would assemble AI servers with its Foxconn manufacturing partner near Houston.
“With the will and the resources of our country, I am sure that we can make on the ground,” said Huang.
NVIDIA shares have dropped by more than 20% this year, sliding with the wider market, after having tripled in value last year. The stock dropped by almost 3% on Wednesday.
