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Feature Translation: The dilemma of high idling rates in China's computing center rush
Context: Accompanying the explosion of interest around large models in China this past year, there has also been a surge in the construction of intelligent computing centers (more than 30 Chinese cities are currently building or planning to build such centers). Yet, an AItechtalk [AI科技评论] report identifies a major but neglected issue with this rush: computing centers remaining idle or even shutting down due to irresponsible investments and insufficient demand.
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First published:
January 8th, 2024
Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-249-chinas-idle-ai-computing
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