INSIGHT: 🇹🇼 Taiwan is the most important place in the global AI race.
And here’s why the world is watching it so closely👇
Most people think the AI race is about companies like Nvidia or countries like the US and China.
But it actually starts with Taiwan.
That’s because Taiwan is home to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
TSMC manufactures the vast majority of the world’s most advanced AI chips.
Without TSMC, companies like NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple would struggle to produce their most advanced processors.
In many ways, Taiwan has become the bottleneck of the entire AI revolution.
That also makes it one of the most strategically important places in the world.
That’s why a potential Chinese invasion worries governments and markets alike.
If chip production were disrupted, the impact could ripple across the global economy.
AI development could slow dramatically.
Technology supply chains could face major shortages.
And the US and its allies would be forced to respond to one of the biggest geopolitical crises in decades.
Of course, an invasion is currently considered unlikely by many analysts.
Furthermore, the economic consequences are one of the main reasons all sides want to avoid conflict.
But the bigger point remains:
The future of AI doesn’t depend only on software.
It also depends on a small island that manufactures the chips powering the entire industry.
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