在芯片法案的跛脚鸭国会之争升温之际，OpenAI作出退让。这家人工智能巨头曾公开呼吁对向中国销售先进芯片实施严格限制。OpenAI在对华问题上改变了调门。英伟达成为大赢家。
As lame-duck battle over chips heats up, OpenAI pulls back The artificial intelligence juggernaut once openly called for strict limits on sales of advanced chips to China. OpenAI has changed its tune on China. Nvidia is a big winner. OpenAI for much of last year advocated for strict limits on the ability of U.S. chipmakers such as Nvidia to sell advanced processors to China — a policy that would expand access to the crucial hardware as it competes with artificial intelligence labs backed by Beijing.
在去年的大部分时间里，OpenAI一直主张对英伟达等美国芯片制造商向中国销售先进处理器设置严格限制——这项政策将扩大其在与北京支持的人工智能实验室竞争时的关键硬件获取权限。虽然这些对话曾让议员们对其支持他们关于新出口控制的事业抱有希望，但直接了解该公司立场国会山助手和游说人士现在表示，OpenAI已经停止继续推动此事。
While the conversations left lawmakers with hope it would support their cause on new export controls, Capitol Hill aides and lobbyists with direct knowledge of the company’s positioning now say OpenAI has stopped pressing for it. It’s a boon for Nvidia, which is fighting the proposals, and aligns with President Donald Trump, who has forged close ties with the chipmaker and its CEO, Jensen Huang.
这对一直在反对这些提案的英伟达来说是一大福音，同时也与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普保持了一致，特朗普与这家芯片制造商及其首席执行官黄仁勋建立了紧密联系。
OpenAI’s officials “were with us on this and now their position is a bit more fuzzy,” said one of the congressional aides granted anonymity.
一名被匿名授权的国会助手表示：“OpenAI的官员们曾与我们站在同一阵线，而现在他们的立场变得有点模糊不清。沉默等于在帮英伟达做事。”
“Silence is doing Nvidia’s work for it.”