TSMC and Graphcore Prepare for AI Acceleration on 3nm

Re:TSMC and Graphcore Prepare for AI Acceleration on 3nm by skissane on Friday August 28, 2020 @07:03AM (#24303476)

The US used to have tens of thousands of troops in Taiwan. The US military formally withdrew in 1979, although it has quietly retained small numbers of US military personnel in Taiwan ever since, responsible for training and liaison with Taiwanese military forces, but not enough to be militarily significant.

A quick, unexpected, massive deployment of significant US military assets to Taiwan would put Beijing in a very difficult position. Either Beijing attacks, and starts a shooting war with the US – which would do massive damage to the Chinese economy; or else, Beijing doesn't and loses a lot of face in the process.

It would be a rather risky, high stakes gamble, but one in which the US might come out in front.

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Re:TSMC and Graphcore Prepare for AI Acceleration on 3nm by jonplackett on Friday August 28, 2020 @08:53AM (#24304242)

And what happens to the US (and world) economy if there's a war? And how would that war end without taking the world with it?

I think COVID has shown Chinese society/government/people are much better equipped for big shocks than the US is so if it's a protracted thing they would have a huge advantage.

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Re:TSMC and Graphcore Prepare for AI Acceleration on 3nm by ckocagil on Friday August 28, 2020 @10:43AM (#24305456)

You're saying unexpected but China has likely simulated this situation a million times and prepared a plan. I would bet China is constantly monitoring for such deployment and will react long before the troops set foot on Taiwan. AFAIK nearby island are already heavily militarized.

Also I'm not sure how people of Taiwan would react to such deployment. Neither Taiwan nor China recognize each other as a separate country. They both claim to be the righteous government to one unified China.

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