Judging by Biden's actions, they are taking a series of measures to limit China's use of American technology for developmentArtificial intelligence。Commerce Secretary Raimondo made it clear in an interview that two of the main measures are restrictionsNvidiaThe company exports advancedArtificial intelligenceChips, as well as restricting Chinese businesses and individuals from visiting the United StatesData Centers。The purpose of these measures is to curb China's ability to gain access to computing power.
Computing power is a hot concept that has been widely discussed in reports and presentations. However, most people's understanding of computing power is limited to computing power in a narrow sense, such as CPU and GPU. In fact, computing power broadly includes CPU, GPU,Memory chips, operating system,Databasesand other comprehensive capabilities. This means that in order to achieve powerful computing power, in addition to developing advanced GPUs, it is also necessary to focus on:Memory chips, operating system,Databasesand so on. Otherwise, even if we conquer the GPU, the United States can limit us in other areas.
The importance of computing power is self-evident. Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said, "Whoever controls oil controls all countries." And now, computing power is becoming the "oil of the 21st century". It gives birth to the powerfulArtificial intelligence, whose revolutionary influence is no less than that of the steam engine of the 18th century, electricity of the 19th century, and computers of the 20th century. Computing power is ubiquitous in our daily life, and mobile phones, computers, tablets and other devices are inseparable from computing power. WhileCloud computingBig dataCutting-edge technologies such as blockchain are also applications of computing power. In addition, high-tech fields such as pharmaceutical research and development, space programs, and nuclear tests also rely on strong computing power. In short, all fields related to information technology are inseparable from the support of computing power.
China's strength in computing power cannot be ignored. According to statistics, China's total computing power ranks second in the world, with an annual growth rate of nearly 30%. By the end of 2022, China's total computing power will reach 180 trillion floating point seconds, and the total storage capacity will exceed 1,000EB (1 trillion GB). In addition, the scale of China's computing core industry has reached 18 trillion yuan. Although we are relatively backward in terms of per capita computing power, as a country with a large population, we have certain advantages in the total scale of computing power.
However, China still faces some problems in terms of computing power. For example, the growth rate of computing power cannot meet the growing demand for domestic AIChipsThe performance of a single card is weak, and it cannot meet the training of trillion-level large models. It is precisely because the United States sees China's potential and weaknesses in the field of computing power that it has taken action to suppress restrictions. They limitNvidiaThe company exports advanced AIChips, and restricting Chinese companies from visiting the United StatesData Centers, which hinders our ability to access computing power.
NvidiaAs a GPU leader and AIChipsHegemon, in control of the whole worldData CentersThe majority of the market share of AI accelerator cards. RestrictionsNvidiaExport of AI to ChinaChips, will seriously affect our country inArtificial intelligencedevelopment of the field. In addition, Chinese companies are restricted from visiting the United StatesData Centers, which will seriously affect our acquisitionCloud computingwithBig dataThe ability to support.
In the face of the restrictions of the United States, China needs to accelerate independent research and development and industrial layout, and improve the ability of self-sufficiency in computing power. First of all, we should increase investment in R&D investment in core and key technologies of computing power, and strive to break through the bottlenecks in CPU, GPU and other fields. Secondly, strengtheningMemory chips, operating system,Databasesand other related aspects of research and development to achieve a comprehensive improvement of computing power. In addition, we should strengthen cooperation with other countries to promote the formulation of international standards and cooperative research in the field of computing power.
At the same time, ** and enterprises should increase their effortsArtificial intelligenceThe cultivation and introduction of talents in related fields will improve China's technical strength in the field of computing power. Through the accumulation of talents and the support of innovation and entrepreneurship, we can promote the development of computing power and enhance our country's developmentArtificial intelligencefield of competitiveness.
In short, computing power is one of the core competitiveness of today's worldArtificial intelligenceCloud computingBig dataand other cutting-edge technologies are crucial. China has certain strength and advantages in computing power, but it also faces some problems and challenges. We should accelerate independent R&D and industrial layout, improve the self-sufficiency of computing power, and strengthen cooperation with other countries to jointly promote the development of computing power.