ByteDance Leverages Huawei Chips Amid U.S. Trade Restrictions

TikTok's parent company is turning to domestic AI hardware to develop a new model due to limited access to NVIDIA chips.

ByteDance has ordered over 100,000 of Huawei's Ascend 910B AI chips but has only received 30,000 due to supply constraints.
The company plans to use these chips primarily for less computationally intensive AI tasks, reducing reliance on NVIDIA hardware.
U.S. export restrictions on advanced AI chips have pushed ByteDance to seek domestic alternatives and accelerate its own chip development.
Despite Huawei's production challenges, ByteDance remains optimistic about using its AI solutions for future projects.
ByteDance's spokesperson denied the development of a new AI model, but multiple sources indicate ongoing efforts to train a large-language AI model with Huawei chips.