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U.S. inks bill to force geo-tracking tech for high-end gaming and AI GPUs
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Bruh... Literally 1984
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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Why would they make their own products illegal in Europe?
...okay, so invest in Chinese GPU companies? Invest in Chinese GPU companies.
I looked into those recently, actually expected the GPUs to be a lot farther behind than they are. The things that are really pushing them back are the drivers and the outdated process node, but there are already GPUs comparable to the lower end current generation cards from the 3 big manufacturers on paper (and even those have 16GB of VRAM, Nvidia 😤).
They’re a loooooong way off being able to match any nvida card from the last like 7 years, at least.
You have been dead wrong with every reply. Why are you still trying?
Where are these Chinese GPUs with anything that can match DLSS and any RTX card?
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I have him tagged. I see him everywhere, and continues to be wrong all the time. No idea why she even spends her time doing this.
Aww cute. Rent free.
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I can't imagine this would be effective at all. Assuming it uses GPS, big datacenters could simply spoof the GPS signal, and consumers could block the GPU from receiving the signal (a fully metal PC case is almost a Faraday cage already).
not just that. but GPS is one way communication. how will it call home to HQ?
That's why they need to be able to monitor everything on the internet.
Not for anything fascist, we promise.
People will just make custom firmware and drivers.
It would be wonderful if this pushes develpment of noveau drivers. But i don't get my hopes up...
Or desolder the gps module
INB4 the US outlaws Free Software drivers and mandates DRM and locked firmware in all new PCs.
How would that even work? But aside from that, I should probably upgrade my GPU before this goes into effect, even if the GPU I want will probably not be affected.
I'd back up as many versions of the drivers as well (different oses, different releases). I feel like this will be implemented drm style with forced network connections baked in the drivers
and not just through the american archive.org.
but I wpuld say if you can't hold all the driver files yourself, keeping a list of sha256 hashes or better of them could be worth it too, to later verify their authenticity if you find it somewhere. its also easier to search by hash sometimes
Yeah, that's the only way I can see this work. I use Linux with the Mesa drivers, that are part of the kernel, anyway, so there's not really a need for me to make driver backups.
I use Linux
Believe it or not, straight to CECOT.
Just did the same. My pc was 7 years old. This may be my final ever upgrade.
Thanks but no thanks!
This will surely complete the final step of the master plan - the world craves those superior American made goods.
Once China takes the semiconductor crown, the US isn't getting it back.
Glad I get to be alive to witness communism beat capitalism. While the US ruling class wastes its money on dumb shit like "space tourism," the Chinese ruling class has been investing vehemently into its own populace.
I’m intrigued…..
- Why and how do you think China will take the semiconductor crown?
- in what way will communism “beat” capitalism?
- You think China has been investing in its own people? The wealth gap in China between the 1% and the rest is enormous and growing - that’s how all communism ends up lol. Chinas ruling class treat the rest of the population like garbage.
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