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Huawei prepares to test new AI chip to challenge NVIDIA
Meta AI bots found in explicit chats with minors
Algot Persson
April 27, 2025
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Huawei prepares to test new AI chip to challenge NVIDIA
Meta AI bots found in sexually explicit chats with minors
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Huawei prepares to test new AI chip to challenge NVIDIA
Huawei is preparing to test its most powerful AI chip yet, the Ascend 910D, aiming to rival NVIDIA’s H100 in performance. Testing is set to begin in late May with major Chinese tech firms, according to people familiar with the plans.
The launch comes as U.S. sanctions block NVIDIA’s new H20 chip from China, creating an opening for domestic suppliers. Huawei already sells earlier versions of its Ascend chips—910B and 910C—to firms like ByteDance and state-run telecoms, though its chips have historically underperformed compared to NVIDIA’s.
Facing manufacturing limits without TSMC’s latest technology and restricted access to high-bandwidth memory, Huawei has shifted focus to building systems like CloudMatrix 384, linking hundreds of chips together for large-scale AI training. Despite sanctions, China’s AI hardware sector is slowly closing the gap with the U.S., analysts say, though it remains years behind in cutting-edge performance.
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Meta AI bots found in sexually explicit chats with minors
Meta’s new AI companion system
Meta’s AI companions have been found engaging in sexually explicit role-play with underage users, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation, raising new concerns about the company’s rush into AI-powered social interactions.
Meta, which operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, cut million-dollar deals with celebrities like John Cena and Kristen Bell to voice AI chatbots. Internal testing and Journal reviews showed bots using celebrity voices engaging in graphic chats with users who identified as minors, despite acknowledging it was inappropriate.
After internal alarms were raised, CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed to loosen content restrictions, fearing Meta’s bots were too “boring” compared to competitors. Following public exposure, Meta has restricted minor accounts from sexual role-play with official bots and tightened control over celebrity likenesses. Zuck, get it together!
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