Ensuring U.S. Security and Economic Strength in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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The Biden-Harris Administration released an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion. It streamlines licensing hurdles for both large and small chip orders, bolsters U.S. AI leadership, and provides clarity to allied and partner nations about how they can benefit from AI. It builds on previous chip controls by thwarting smuggling, closing other loopholes, and raising AI security standards. Six key mechanisms in the rule catalyze the responsible diffusion of U.S. technology: 

  1. No restrictions apply to chip sales to 18 key allies and partners. 
  2. Chip orders with collective computation power up to roughly 1,700 advanced GPUs do not require a license and do not count against national chip caps. 
  3. Entities that meet high security and trust standards and are headquartered in close allies and partners can obtain highly trusted “Universal Verified End User” (UVEU) status. 
  4. Entities that meet the same security requirements and are headquartered in any destination that is not a country of concern can apply for “National Verified End User” status, enabling them to purchase computational power equivalent to up to 320,000 advanced GPUs over the next two years. 
  5. Non-VEU entities located outside of close allies can still purchase large amounts of computational power, up to the equivalent of 50,000 advanced GPUs per country.
  6. Government-to-government arrangements cultivate an international ecosystem of shared values regarding the development, deployment, and use of AI. 

FACT SHEET: Ensuring U.S. Security and Economic Strength in the Age of Artificial Intelligence