New rules would safeguard advanced GPUs and model weights
On Tuesday, ARI urged the Bureau of Industry Standards (BIS) to release a robust final Export Control Framework for AI Diffusion, restricting the export of advanced GPUs and the model weights of closed-weight dual-use AI models to non-allied nations. Both U.S. model weights and advanced GPUs are critical elements of the AI supply chain sought out by adversaries for use in military contexts.
“We have to play hardball with our adversaries on AI,” said ARI President Brad Carson. “The Chinese Communist Party will exploit any and all loopholes to get their hands on AI technology, so it’s critical we stop the flow of this tech into both China and their military allies. Big Tech is going to whine and moan about the new framework, but at the end of the day, stopping the rapid advancement of AI technology for U.S. adversaries is a national security imperative. This is so much bigger than a Silicon Valley issue.”
In Congress, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released a letter this month urging BIS to include clear redlines in their forthcoming framework limiting access to GPUs and model weight for nations that house a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) base or other Chinese military assets.
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Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to policy advocacy in the public interest, focused on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). Learn more at responsibleinnovation.org.