The U.S. is strict about artificial intelligence chip sales to many countries. In total, 18 countries will have more access to the chips than other countries.
The Biden Administration has recently published a new fact sheet about the sale of Artificial Intelligence Chips. The administration established a new boundary in front of sales where 18 countries will experience more freedom to reach such chipsets, but this will not be full freedom. Biden administration underlines how artificial intelligence becomes a threat to U.S. Security and the economy. It, therefore, wants to control the use of core technology. “In the wrong hands, powerful AI systems have the potential to exacerbate significant national security risks, including by enabling the development of weapons of mass destruction, supporting powerful offensive cyber operations, and aiding human rights abuses, such as mass surveillance,” the white house paper says.
The administration released an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, dividing the world into three tiers. The first tier comprises 18 ally countries, while the second tier consists of most European countries. The third tier includes hostile countries. The statement does not include the full list per tier, but Bloomberg does. According to the publication, the U.S. and 18 allies (including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, French Guiana, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Taiwan and the U.K.) will have ‘near-unrestricted access’ to advanced AI processors developed in the U.S.
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The publication illustrates the distribution on a map. Turkiye is in tier two, which means it can purchase up to 50,000 advanced GPUs per country.
The third tier comprises Belarus, China, Iran, Macau, Russia, and other arms-embargoed nations.
