The US Department of Commerce clarified rules on Sunday, reaffirming restrictions on semiconductor shipments to subsidiaries of Chinese companies located outside China. This aims to close loopholes in Washington's export control regime, particularly concerning advanced AI chips.
The US Commerce Department issued new guidance to close a loophole that may have allowed advanced AI chips, including Nvidia and AMD processors, to be exported to Chinese entities outside China for nearly a year.
The U.S. government is investing over $2 billion in quantum computing companies, including a $1 billion initiative with IBM for a New York-based quantum wafer foundry. This move addresses growing concerns that future quantum computers could break current encryption methods.
Google, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to provide the US government with early access to their most powerful AI models. This initiative, led by the Department of Commerce's CAISI, aims to assess potential risks like cyber warfare and military misuse before public release. The collaborations will involve testing models with safety features removed to understand their core capabilities under pressure.
Agreements with Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI focus largely on recognizing cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risksThe US government has struck deals with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to review early versions of their new AI models before they are released to the public.The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), part of the US Department of Commerce, announced the agreements on Tuesday, saying the review process would be key to understanding the capabilities of new and powerful AI models as well as to protecting US national security. These collaborations will help the federal government “scale (its) work in the public interest at a critical moment”, the agency said in a press release. Continue reading...
Microsoft, Google DeepMind and xAI products to be vetted for cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons risksThe US government has struck deals with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to review early versions of their new AI models before they are released to the public.The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), part of the US Department of Commerce, announced the agreements on Tuesday, saying the review process would be key to understanding the capabilities of new and powerful AI models as well as to protecting US national security. These collaborations will help the federal government “scale (its) work in the public interest at a critical moment”, the agency said in a press release. Continue reading...
