AdvertisementUnited StatesUSEconomy, Trade & BusinessTrump administration issues plan to limit AI exports to China
Move comes amid hawks’ concerns that US chips could help Chinese AI, military development
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Bochen Hanin Washington
The White House on Wednesday released proposals to restrict exports of American AI equipment and limit the spread of Chinese AI models as part of a sweeping plan to shape the rules governing the fast-moving technology.
AdvertisementThe 28-page AI Action Plan marks US President Donald Trump’s administration’s first comprehensive strategy on the topic and comes as national security hawks have raised concerns that superior American chips may reach China – including through third countries – and advance its AI and military development.
Under the plan, the US Commerce Department will lead an effort to develop new export controls on chipmaking subsystems to close “loopholes” in current restrictions that now focus on major systems.
The department will also lead efforts to increase the monitoring of exported US chip end users and to explore using new chip location verification features to keep them out of “countries of concern” – a term often used to refer to China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, among others.
The plan also directs the Defence and Commerce departments to coordinate with allies on adopting US export controls and to prohibit American adversaries from being involved in their defence supply chains.
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“Artificial intelligence is a revolutionary technology with the potential to transform the global economy and alter the balance of power in the world,” White House AI tsar David Sacks said in a written statement.
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