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US struggles to track AI chips as smugglers circumvent export controls

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The U.S. government faces challenges in enforcing export controls on advanced AI chips due to globalized supply chains and multiple intermediaries, leading to significant smuggling into countries like China. A report by the Center for Security & Emerging Tech (CSET) investigates the viability of location verification methods as a potential solution to detect and deter such smuggling. While these methods offer promise, their cost and effectiveness in improving national security remain key questions. AI

IMPACT Export control enforcement challenges for AI chips could impact global AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON The item is a report from a research institution analyzing a policy issue. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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US struggles to track AI chips as smugglers circumvent export controls

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  1. CSET (Georgetown — Center for Security & Emerging Tech) TIER_1 English(EN) · Emily Tavenner ·

    Should We Track AI Chips?

    <p>CSET’s Jacob Feldgoise, Kyle Miller, and Hanna Dohmen dove deep into investigating how location verification methods can—and cannot—improve enforcement of export controls on powerful AI chips, culminating in their report. I sat down with Jacob to learn more about the issue, th…

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