Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled its once-secretive AI chip development program, an announcement that could reshape expectations across the fast-moving, high-stakes global industry.
On September 18, Huawei chairman Eric Xu announced a three-year roadmap for the company’s Ascend series of processors at the Huawei Connect 2025 conference in Shanghai.
Coming soon after the Chinese government decided to block Chinese companies from using Nvidia processors, Huawei’s announcement will heighten competition between Chinese and American AI efforts while signaling a significant reduction in China’s dependence on American technology.
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