Biden administration proposes new rules limiting AI chip exports

Jan 13

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By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Jake Larsen (Video Editor)

With just a week left until he leaves office, President Joe Biden is making his last few policy changes as president. On Monday, Jan. 13, the Biden administration proposed a new framework for how advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence are exported.

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The changes would help facilitate sales to allied nations while curbing access to countries where there are national security risks, like China. However, the proposal is raising concerns of chip industry executives, who said the rules would limit access to existing chips used for video games.

They also said the rules would restrict the chips used for data centers and AI products in 120 countries, limiting access to U.S. allies like Mexico, Portugal, Israel and Switzerland.

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The Biden administration said the framework is designed to “safeguard the most advanced AI technology and ensure that it stays out of the hands of our foreign adversaries” but also enable the broad “diffusion and sharing of the benefits with partner countries.”

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the framework would ensure that the most cutting-edge aspects of AI would be developed within the United States and with its closest allies, instead of possibly being handed over to other countries.

Because the framework includes a 120-day comment period, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration would be in charge of seeing it through and determining the rules for international sales of advanced computer chips.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, China, Data Center, Donald Trump, Israel, Jake Sullivan, Mexico, Microchip Technology, National Security, Portugal, Switzerland, Tech, Technology, video games

[Karah]

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON MONDAY PROPOSED A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR HOW ADVANCED COMPUTER CHIPS USED TO DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARE EXPORTED.

THE CHANGES WOULD HELP FACILITATE SALES TO ALLIED NATIONS WHILE CURBING ACCESS TO COUNTRIES WHERE THERE ARE NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS – LIKE CHINA.

HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL IS RAISING CONCERNS OF CHIP INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES – WHO SAY THE RULES WOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO EXISTING CHIPS USED FOR VIDEO GAMES.

THEY ALSO SAY THE RULES WOULD ALSO RESTRICT THE CHIPS USED FOR DATA CENTERS AND A-I PRODUCTS IN 120 COUNTRIES… LIMITING ACCESS TO U-S ALLIES LIKE MEXICO, PORTUGAL, ISRAEL AND SWITZERLAND.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO QUOTE “SAFEGUARD THE MOST ADVANCED A-I TECHNOLOGY AND ENSURE THAT IT STAYS OUT OF THE HANDS OF OUR FOREIGN ADVERSARIES” BUT ALSO ENABLE THE BROAD “DIFFUSION AND SHARING OF THE BENEFITS WITH PARTNER COUNTRIES.”

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN SAID THE FRAMEWORK WOULD ENSURE THAT THE MOST CUTTING-EDGE ASPECTS OF A-I WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND WITH ITS CLOSEST ALLIES – INSTEAD OF POSSIBLY BEING HANDED OVER TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

BECAUSE THE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES A 120-DAY COMMENT PERIOD – PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S INCOMING ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF SEEING IT THROUGH AND DETERMINING THE RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES OF ADVANCED COMPUTER CHIPS.

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