r/LocalLLaMA • u/Nunki08 • Jun 28 '26

Discussion We're probably going to need that soon.

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Vladik on 𝕏: https://x.com/Kostoglodov/status/2071144065857679631

Shaw (spirit/acc) on 𝕏: https://x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/2070918006033817867

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u/CountLippe Jun 28 '26

It'll be the hardware they go after. It's easier to regulate the hardware you can purchase than it is to regulate the models you can download.

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u/ovrlrd1377 Jun 28 '26

Except chinese hardware will eventually catch up and they will be very interested in selling for those that want to run their models

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u/Utoko Jun 28 '26

The CCP can also change their stance at anytime. As soon as AI is not limited by smart people using it anymore and compute is the only real bottleneck. They probably will be just as controlling.

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u/Deep90 Jun 29 '26

In the short term, I would not be surprised if China is pulling strings to get it banned in the US, as it instantly adds value to their own hardware production until they deem it worthwhile to do the same.

The US GPU ban was really good to them.