Chinese tech giant Tencent will not be affected by US export bans on chips critical to the development of artificial intelligence systems, but even tougher bans may not slow the country’s AI progress.
Ritwik Gupta and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, have analyzed publications released by Tencent researchers about the company’s latest models, including its Hunyuan AI models. The team’s findings suggest that, in recent months, Tencent has publicly described its use of…