… US may cut off China’s remote access to AI The US is determined to cut off China’s access to Nvidia’s AI chips and servers, and it seems to be taking a two-prong approach to tighten controls even further. …
… Nvidia is the chipmaker for most AI companies in North America and Europe, but a United States export ban has prevented the company from achieving a similar presence in China. …
… Kennedy suggested that even though China has more leverage, both countries rely on each other at this pivotal moment in the AI race. Nvidia’s chips are peerless, Reuters reported , and access to China’s rare-earth exports is critical to leading US tech firms. …
… And about a month ahead of Trump’s meeting with China’s president, Xi Jinping, Huang told the US think tank the Special Competitive Studies Project that Trump’s export curbs blocking its chips from China have “already largely backfired.” “Conceding an entire market the size of China probably don’t … …
… Penalties could include limiting Chinese firms from accessing US models or advanced US chips or from relying on data centers outside of China, Anthropic suggested. …
… To lock in a 12- or possibly even 24-month lead for the US, Anthropic has said the US must ramp up interventions, using a range of possible penalties to combat distillation attacks , including blocking access to advanced models, chips, and data centers in the US. …