U.S. sanctions on Chinese technology are expected to expand to the cloud. Following the ban on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports, this time the intention is to suppress China's AI development by stopping access to major U.S. cloud corporations.
Reuters reported on the twenty seventh (local time) that the Biden administration plans to request information to search out out who’s accessing U.S. cloud corporations.
In line with this, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said, “We don’t need China or those that oppose the U.S. to access U.S. clouds to coach AI models,” adding, “Using U.S. cloud services allows them to make use of AI chips that now we have banned from exporting.” “Subsequently, we must also consider ways to dam potential malicious activities that utilize this.”
It’s reported that major cloud corporations equivalent to Amazon, Microsoft, and Google can be asked to submit data next week. Minister Raimondo said that through this, he won’t only ban access, but additionally discover which corporations are developing AI models and at what scale.
He also said, “We’re also within the means of reporting to the U.S. government at any time when corporations not only in China but additionally outside the U.S. use the cloud for Large Language Model (LLM) training.”
Cloud control was already reviewed in July last yr. On the time, it was known that they were preparing a retaliatory plan if China countered with a ban on rare earth exports. Nonetheless, because the situation didn’t worsen further, no follow-up measures were actually taken.
Meanwhile, Minister Raimondo said that this request for information was in accordance with the Defense Production Act (DPA), an executive order signed by President Biden in October last yr. DPA is a regulation that requires AI developers who may pose a risk to U.S. national security, economy, or public health to report safety test results prior to service launch. Corporations must reply to government requests inside 30 days.
Minister Raimondo added, “We’ll consider corporations that don’t comply with these regulations to be raising a red flag.”
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com