The Super Micro AI accelerator smuggling scandal proves how cutthroat the global AI race has become as global trade evolves, so does export control evasion
News Source : Tom's Hardware UK
News Summary
- One of the co-founders of American server giant Super Micro has been arrested and charged with smuggling AI chips to China in violation of U.S. export laws.
- The deals, said to be worth upwards of $2.5 billion, saw Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw, work with several other managers and contractors who have also been charged.
- Liaw has since been ousted from the board, while the company's share price crashed.
One of the cofounders of American server giant Super Micro has been arrested and charged with smuggling AI chips to China in violation of U.S. export laws. The deals, said to be worth upwards of $2. [+7403 chars]
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