This echoes the 1990s encryption wars, when the government classified math as munitions and investigated PGP's creator. Controls on software already in global c
The US government's potential classification of AI models as munitions mirrors historical encryption control debates from the 1990s. Such policies, which previously hindered US firms by restricting software circulation, may similarly impede domestic AI companies without preventing global capability proliferation. This approach risks repeating past mistakes by stifling innovation and international competitiveness. AI
IMPACT Potential government classification of AI models could stifle innovation and hinder US competitiveness in the global AI landscape.