Taiwan, NVIDIA, and the Fragile Future of AI

When Taiwan held its elections at the beginning of January, the world was waiting for the outcome with bated breath. The Chinese leadership had been posturing and even threatening with the usual vigour about potential reactions to unfavourable outcomes.

The pronounced interest of the Western World might be surprising given Taiwan is a relatively small state in Asia with only roughly 24 million inhabitants. The stakes around Taiwan are high and have been high for years, given the rising tensions between China and the U.S. ramping up to a new Cold War…