Why AI Can't Exist Without Taiwan

Right now, the world depends on Taiwan for almost all of the critical hardware needed to power AI. But how is its tech industry adapting to the growing threat of conflict with Beijing?

00:00 Intro
01:28 History of Taiwan’s Tech Dominance
03:07 Taiwan’s Unsung Heroes - AI Hardware Gems
04:04 Shifting Technology Demands for AI
05:52 Why Taiwan?
06:57 Geopolitical Risks to the Supply Chain
08:20 What’s next?

#Taiwan #AI #Tech

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[DanH-uf]

The irony is that without Taiwan, the world can't make the most advanced weapons systems.

[ArabicReja]

It doesn't matter how many times the Chinese regime repeats the same *lies, *
or how loud it *cries, *
- Taiwan 🇹🇼 is still an independent country.

[lil----lil]

T A.I WAN. (We got A.I built right in the country!) :D

[ibk]

If the world WANTS to save TAIWAN, then why not simply RECOGNIZE it as a COUNTRY?

[ismailnyeyusof]

I believe Taiwan is as productive as it is because it is not socialist or communist.

[AhmetTekin]

Taiwan 🇹🇼 Defense Minister, Koo, asserted that any blockade of the island is an act of war,
which can lead to the end of the regime in China.

[lastChang]

To achieve long-lasting peace, Taiwanese firms need to stop helping expansionist Chinese regime technologically, especially in the semiconductor and artificial intelligence.

[MarketingmitMark]

Do chips need service? Or just buy it and no service needed afterwards?

[laviefu]

Taiwan has long been an unsung hero, till China makes a scene.
The security of Taiwan is that "small component can hold back" the progress of AI.

4:52
An Nvidia GB200 NVL 72 server is the highest Tech today, is about $ 3 to 4 million, a small component can hold back that AI server from getting shipped. If you don't have it because you have to cool it, otherwise it'll melt down. So a lot of these as Jensen calls them unsung heroes companies that most of us have never heard of. These are the key companies in the AI revolution.

[jochikondur]

3:46 missed out on the most important PSU and UPS and Standby Generator / WaferFab COPS

[jjgerald]

Nvidia is mine, ours.

Discrete GPU business concept for the industry ours; there should be "fans" too, we said. "Dapat may fans din..." :)
But there were techs already for faster speed to solve the heat problem, liquid nitrogen cooling and "superconductivity" maybe?

The later advanced Nvidia products mine too, ours.

[moletrap]

TSMC represents our number one national strategic threat. This video is shortsighted by indicating only AI will suffer. When Taiwan is blockaded and we lose TSMC supply, almost every industry in the west will suffer major upheavals that will make the early days of Covid supply disruption look like child's play. Our only hope was Intel catching up on both technology as well as the ability to serve as a foundry, they have massively failed on both. We are in deep, deep strategic jeopardy.

[orienv]

The irony of making the most advanced components for the most advanced systems in the world, but not having the most advanced self-defense and weaponry to protect themself from potential risks such as espionage and invasion 💀

[generator]

When Taiwan goes the whole world becomes Cuba.

[God_emperor_Doom]

😂😂 funny how she says no Taiwan no AI.
Luv we have Netherlands right in our backyard

[huanghermann]

of course, TW security matters for the future of AI, but that only means the future of AI for the West, not the future of AI for China. For China, it is irrelevant.

[lombranar]

I am sure we will find a way to carry on...

[DanBolton-mybx]

dont worry about those semiconductors, china will make better chips by the end of the decade, by the time china with be forced to reunite with force, it will probably already make better chips, years ago they were like almost a decade behind, now they are only 3 years behind.

the security of over 1 billion matter more than the security of 15 million, dont be entitled to

[trader]

USA annexed Hawaii on July 7, 1898. Perhaps the USA should annexe Taiwan and create the 51st state? 🤭

[Melusi]

How often are they going to tell us this?