They are
"removing the cooling systems and extracting the AD102 GPU and GDDR6X memory from the main PCBs. These components are then re-soldered onto a domestically manufactured "reference" PCB, better suited for AI applications, "
Not just remoiving branding.
I dunno where you are seeing pics of these "modified" AI cards as the article is using stock photos of 4090s. They say in the article they are dual slot/ dual blower fans. NONE ARE PICTURED IN THE CONFIG.
"removing the cooling systems and extracting the AD102 GPU and GDDR6X memory from the main PCBs. These components are then re-soldered onto a domestically manufactured "reference" PCB, better suited for AI applications, "
Can nobody read?