China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push

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China plans a significant expansion of its artificial intelligence computing capacity by 2030, targeting a fourfold increase with clusters containing 100,000 accelerator cards. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology outlined a five-year plan to reach 9,800 eflops of intelligent computing capacity, underlining major state investment in AI infrastructure.

China plans to deploy artificial intelligence computing clusters containing 100,000 accelerator cards and sharply expand the country’s intelligent computing capacity over the next five years, as Beijing steps up investment in the infrastructure underpinning its AI ambitions. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in a five-year industry plan released on Monday, set a target of 9,800 eflops of intelligent computing capacity by 2030, and called for 3.8 trillion yuan (US$532...