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ByteDance Dominates Nvidia Chip Procurement in China’s AI Arms Race

Rary Maharani
Last updated: December 17, 2024 1:03 am
Rary Maharani
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  • ByteDance aggressively buys Nvidia chips
  • Expands AI capabilities globally
  • Confronts TikTok’s uncertain US future

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TikTok’s Parent Goes All-In on AI HardwareStrategic Talent and Tech MovesChallenges Loom on the Horizon

TikTok’s Parent Goes All-In on AI Hardware

ByteDance has emerged as the largest buyer of Nvidia AI chips in China, according to a recent Financial Times report.

The tech giant navigates complex export restrictions by purchasing over 200,000 Nvidia H20 chips this year, strategically expanding its computing infrastructure beyond Chinese borders through planned data centers in Malaysia.

Strategic Talent and Tech Moves

The company’s aggressive AI expansion includes recruiting top engineering talent and developing proprietary machine learning chips modeled after Google’s Tensor Processing Unit. ByteDance has already showcased its AI ambitions through innovative tools like StreamVoice, an unreleased voice-changing application, and Cici AI, a chat assistant powered by OpenAI’s GPT technology.

Challenges Loom on the Horizon

Despite its chip-acquisition strategy, ByteDance faces significant obstacles, including slowing TikTok user growth and ongoing legal challenges in the United States.

A recent appeals court decision mandates the platform’s potential sale, attracting interest from high-profile investors like Kevin O’Leary, Steven Mnuchin, and Frank McCourt.

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