The Race to Build a “Find My” for AI Chips

What happened: The US imposed restrictions in 2022 on exporting certain advanced chips to China, but those chips have kept turning up in China. Why it matters: The US is turning to location verification, including a bill requiring it for advanced AI chips, as smuggling and diversion continue. Researchers say ping-based location verification could deter some smuggling but can only uncover diversion after it has happened. Note: The supplied content ends mid-sentence ("Feldgoise envisions ti"), so the final point is not included.

The US imposed restrictions in 2022 on exporting certain advanced chips to China, but those chips have kept turning up in China.

The US is turning to location verification, including a bill requiring it for advanced AI chips, as smuggling and diversion continue. Researchers say ping-based location verification could deter some smuggling but can only uncover diversion after it has happened. Note: The supplied content ends mid-sentence ("Feldgoise envisions ti"), so the final point is not included.