ByteDance is training its new AI model on Huawei's chips, which are inferior to the ones made by Nvidia, amid ongoing U.S. trade restrictions on exports to China.

Why It Matters: ByteDance’s move to use Huawei chips for AI model training comes amid escalating U.S.-China tech tensions. In June, ByteDance reportedly collaborated with U.S. chip designer Broadcom to develop an advanced AI processor, compliant with U.S. export restrictions. This collaboration aimed to secure a stable supply of high-end chips.

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is apparently gearing up to develop a new AI model. The company is looking to use chips from Huawei Technologies for this project, as per a report by Reuters. This strategic shift comes after US restrictions have pushed ByteDance to find local chip suppliers, and speed up its own tech development since 2022.

TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an AI model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies, said three people familiar with the matter, as U.S. curbs turn the social media giant homeward in search of chips.

ByteDance (BDNCE) is reportedly planning to develop an artificial intelligence model, which will be trained mainly with chips from Huawei Technologies. The TikTok owner is now expected to use Huawei's Ascend 910B chip to train a large-language AI model,

ByteDance's next step in the AI race is to use Huawei's Ascend 910B chip to train a large language AI model, said the people TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model trained primarily with chips from compatriot Huawei Technologies,