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Commerce Dept finalizes rule to block China's remote access to advanced AI chips

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The U.S. Commerce Department is finalizing a semiconductor control update that would prevent Chinese AI firms from remotely accessing advanced AI chips via data centers, according to The Information. The rule also aims to curb chip smuggling into China through such facilities.

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    Sources: the Commerce Department is finalizing a semiconductor control update that would prevent remote access and chip smuggling into China via data centers (Leo Schwartz/The Information)

    Leo Schwartz / The Information : Sources: the Commerce Department is finalizing a semiconductor control update that would prevent remote access and chip smuggling into China via data centers — The Commerce Department is finalizing a long-awaited rule that will prevent Chinese AI firms from remotely accessing advanced AI …

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