The Biden administration's recent stepped-up efforts to ban exports of AI chips to China have drawn global attention as emerging AI (artificial intelligence) technologies come under intense global scrutiny. These export control reviews, which make it difficult for the Chinese market to access U.S. AI chips and semiconductor manufacturing tools, are being undertaken as a measure to disrupt China's semiconductor manufacturing industry, stemming from U.S. national security considerations. Ta.
The Biden administration initially halted exports of Nvidia-designed AI chips to China last October, and several other tech giants have subsequently faced similar chip export bans. The chronology comes largely as the United States tightens its grip on Beijing's AI sector amid growing concerns that China is building up its military as a threat to the United States.
In this regard, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has previously stated that semiconductor chips are used to “manufacture advanced military systems, including weapons of mass destruction” and “commit human rights violations,” and that chips to the U.S. It said it was consistent with the country's vetted approach to exports. China.
Biden administration's export control review: What's the scoop?
According to recent reports, the updated guidelines are said to be 166 pages long and are expected to come into effect from Thursday. These rules primarily emphasize that restrictions on AI chip exports to China bring laptops equipped with these chips under China's umbrella, a pivotal move.
Meanwhile, the country's Ministry of Commerce, which has jurisdiction over export controls, said it plans to continually update guidelines and restrictions on exporting AI chips to China. The move was a flip for the Chinese market, but added to the excitement across the AI sector.
Conversely, despite the economic downturn faced by this export curb, the Chinese city of Shanghai recently announced plans to establish a 100 billion yuan (US$13.8 billion) fund targeting key technologies to boost the economy. I made it. This includes startups in the field of artificial intelligence, among others. Nevertheless, China appears to be facing a setback, with leading AI companies such as NVIDIA and AMD facing export bans on unlicensed high-end AI chips.
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US bans exports of AMD and Nvidia AI chips
Nvidia and its rival AMD immediately halted exports after the Biden administration banned the export of AI chips without proper licenses, resulting in a hurdle for the Chinese market. However, reports have revealed that despite these bans, the Chinese military has obtained his Nvidia chips, specifically his A100 chip and his more powerful H100 chip. This raised major concerns about the challenges the US would face in completely cutting off China's access to these advanced AI chips.
Meanwhile, Nvidia's recent announcement at GTC of its most powerful AI chip to date, Blackwell, has simultaneously raised concerns about the possibility of the Chinese military gaining access to these AI chips, setting off alarm bells across the country. It's ringing.
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