Alibaba open-sources its chip software, following similar plays from Huawei and Moore Threads, as Chinese GPU makers try to break the dominance of Nvidia's CUDA (Ann Cao/South China Morning Post)
Alibaba’s T-Head is opening chip software to make it easier for developers to move AI workloads onto its Zhenwu architecture.
The South China Morning Post says the release follows similar moves by Huawei and Moore Threads. The aim is to lower migration barriers for Chinese GPU software stacks competing with Nvidia’s CUDA. Techmeme’s item frames it as part of a push by Chinese GPU makers to loosen CUDA’s hold on AI computing. Techmeme's note
The South China Morning Post says the release follows similar moves by Huawei and Moore Threads. The aim is to lower migration barriers for Chinese GPU software stacks competing with Nvidia’s CUDA. Techmeme’s item frames it as part of a push by Chinese GPU makers to loosen CUDA’s hold on AI computing. Techmeme's note
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