Nvidia says Anthropic is telling ‘tall tales’ in its defense of U.S. AI chip restrictions on China
英伟达称 Anthropic 为美国对华 AI 芯片限制辩护是在”编造天方夜谭”

Nvidia  英伟达 blasted Anthropic Thursday in a rare public clash over artificial intelligence policy with U.S. chip export restrictions set to take effect.
英伟达周四罕见公开抨击 Anthropic，就美国即将生效的人工智能政策与芯片出口限制发生激烈冲突。

“American firms should focus on innovation and rise to the challenge, rather than tell tall tales that large, heavy, and sensitive electronics are somehow smuggled in ‘baby bumps’ or ‘alongside live lobsters,’ ” a spokesperson for Nvidia said.
“美国企业应专注于创新并迎接挑战，而不是编造‘假孕肚’或‘活龙虾夹带’能走私大型笨重精密电子设备的荒诞故事。”英伟达发言人表示。

Anthropic, the AI startup backed by billions from Amazon
获得亚马逊数十亿美元投资的 AI 初创公司 Anthropic, argued for tighter controls and enforcement, saying in a blog post Wednesday that Chinese smuggling tactics involved chips hidden in “prosthetic baby bumps” and “packed alongside live lobsters.”
则主张加强管控与执法，在周三的博客中声称中国走私手段包括将芯片藏匿于“假孕肚”及“活龙虾包装”中。

Chip restrictions from former President Joe Biden’s term, called the “AI Diffusion Rule,” are set to take effect May 15. The rule puts global export controls on advanced AI chips and model weights to prevent rival nations like China from gaining ground in an escalating AI arms race.
芯片限制措施源自前总统乔·拜登任期内的“AI 扩散规则”，将于 5 月 15 日生效。该规则对先进 AI 芯片和模型权重实施全球出口管制，以防止中国等竞争对手在日益激烈的 AI 军备竞赛中取得优势。

President Donald Trump is reportedly working on updating these restrictions, adding another layer of uncertainty to the already contentious policy.
据报道，总统 Donald Trump 正在着手更新这些限制措施 ，为这项本就充满争议的政策增添了更多不确定性。

Anthropic, which relies heavily on Nvidia hardware to train its models, is calling for tighter restrictions that could limit Nvidia’s overseas business and revenue from chip sales.
高度依赖英伟达硬件训练模型的 Anthropic 正呼吁加强管制措施，这可能限制英伟达的海外业务及芯片销售营收

Anthropic argued that compute access is the key strategic chokepoint in the race to build frontier AI. The company proposed lowering the export threshold for Tier 2 countries, tightening the rules to reduce smuggling risks, and increasing funding for enforcement.
Anthropic 提出算力获取是构建前沿人工智能竞赛中的关键战略瓶颈。该公司建议降低对第二梯队国家的出口门槛，收紧规则以减少走私风险，并增加执法资金投入

“Maintaining America’s compute advantage through export controls is essential for national security and economic prosperity,” Anthropic wrote.
“通过出口管制维持美国的计算优势对国家安全和经济繁荣至关重要，”Anthropic 写道。

In a sharply worded response to Anthropic, an Nvidia spokesperson blasted the use of policy to limit competitiveness.
英伟达发言人措辞严厉地回应 Anthropic，抨击利用政策限制竞争力的做法。

“China, with half of the world’s AI researchers, has highly capable AI experts at every layer of the AI stack. America cannot manipulate regulators to capture victory in AI,” the spokesperson said.
“中国拥有全球半数的人工智能研究人员，在人工智能领域的每一层级都有能力出众的专家。美国无法通过操纵监管机构来赢得人工智能领域的胜利，”发言人表示。

“Anthropic stands by its recently filed public submission in support of strong and balanced export controls that help secure America’s lead in infrastructure development and ensure that the values of freedom and democracy shape the future of AI,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.
“Anthropic 坚持其最近提交的公开意见书，支持建立有力且平衡的出口管制措施，这些措施有助于巩固美国在基础设施发展领域的领先地位，并确保自由与民主的价值观塑造人工智能的未来，”公司发言人在一份声明中表示。

The company cited the 2022 arrest of a woman carrying chips into China and the 2023 seizure of “computer display cards” with a lobster shipment in Hong Kong.
该公司援引了 2022 年一名女子携带芯片入境中国被捕的事件，以及 2023 年在香港查获一批通过龙虾货运走私的“电脑显示卡”。

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who visited with Chinese trade officials in mid-April, said Wednesday in Washington, D.C. that China is “not behind” the U.S. in AI and praised Huawei as a top global tech company.

“They’re incredible in computing and network technology, all these essential capabilities to advance AI,” Huang said. “They have made enormous progress in the last several years.”