The new chip restrictions by Biden caused an angry response from Nvidia
The US Security & Intelligence Infrastructure Security Rule: An Observation from the Commerce Department’s BIS and SOX-Newton
Nvidia, the world’s leading manufacturer of AI chips, called the rule “unprecedented and misguided” in a blog post. The rules would not do anything to enhance US security, even if they were labeled an anti-China measure. The new rules would undermine the innovation that has kept the US ahead and diminish America’s global competitiveness.
The world is divided into nations that will have free access to America’s most advanced artificial intelligence, and those that will need a special license in order to use the technology. The rule, which will be enforced by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, also seeks to restrict the movement of the most powerful AI models for the first time.
“The US leads the world in AI now, both AI development and AI chip design, and it’s critical that we keep it that way,” the US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said ahead of today’s announcement.
New data center rules aim to keep the development of the most advanced AI models within the borders of the United States and its partners. According to the New York Times, Microsoft states that it could comply with this rule’s high security standards and meet the technology needs of countries and customers around the world that rely on us.
“The semiconductors that power [AI] and the model weights are, as we all know, a dual use technology,” Raimondo added ahead of the announcement. “They’re used in a number of applications, but also by our adversaries to conduct nuclear simulations, develop bio weapons, and advance their militaries.”
Arms embargoed nations such as China, Iran, and North Korea are already forbidden from obtaining advanced chips. The new rule will for the first time restrict their access to advanced models.
The design, manufacturing, and storage of chips will be exempt from the rule. The rule will not affect models from open source, the administration says.
The United States, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan are the trusted nations of advanced chips and artificial intelligence
The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Dutch, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan are some of the trusted nations.
The Biden administration announced a bold and controversial new export control scheme today, designed to prevent the advanced chips and artificial intelligence models themselves from ending up in the hands of adversaries such as China.
