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Report: Nvidia's Soft Power Shapes US Chip Policy; OpenAI Avoided China Export Stance

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The Information reports that Nvidia uses soft power to influence customers and shape US chip policy, citing sources that OpenAI avoided taking a public stance on China chip exports to avoid angering Nvidia. The report highlights Nvidia's indirect influence on industry and policy discussions.

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    How Nvidia uses soft power to influence customers and shape US chip policy; sources: OpenAI took no public stance on China chip exports to avoid angering Nvidia (The Information)

    The Information : How Nvidia uses soft power to influence customers and shape US chip policy; sources: OpenAI took no public stance on China chip exports to avoid angering Nvidia — Last month, OpenAI Senior Research Scientist Noam Brown posted a link in a company Slack channel to a news story …

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