Trump Administration Eyes Stricter Curbs on Chinese AI Models
Posts on X point to a revived push to squeeze Chinese AI models through procurement rules, liability pressure and export controls without calling it an outright ban.
Entities: Kimi K3, Moonshot AI
A pair of posts on X is drawing attention to a reported Trump administration push to tighten restrictions on advanced Chinese AI models such as Kimi. In one widely shared post, @kimmonismus said Axios reported officials are considering Entity List designations, procurement rules, security advisories, liability requirements and public pressure that could amount to a de facto ban without formally outlawing the models.
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Trump Administration Eyes Stricter Curbs on Chinese AI Models
Posts on X point to a revived push to squeeze Chinese AI models through procurement rules, liability pressure and export controls without calling it an outright ban.
Entities: Kimi K3, Moonshot AI
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Remember: @deanwball doesn't write USG policy anymore, but he has a fairly good idea of how it can develop. It doesn't much matter if he approves. Dunking on Dean in his OpenAI employee capacity is fun. Is this fun too? Well, *I* am having a lot of fun.
U.S. EYES TOUGHER CURBS ON CHINESE AI THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING STRICTER RULES ON CHINESE AI MODELS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF MOONSHOT AI’S KIMI K3. OPTIONS INCLUDE REQUIRING U.S. HOSTING PROVIDERS TO GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF CHINESE MODELS AND ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR BREACHES, ALONGSIDE POTENTIAL PROCUREMENT BANS AND EXPORT BLACKLIST MEASURES, AS WASHINGTON RESPONDS TO CHINA’S RAPID AI ADVANCES.
If this is happening we need way, way better American open source models. Open source is key for many research efforts pushing the boundaries of ML to do experiments with an OOM lower costs than closed source Without open source, closed models will be an oligopoly with unchecked pricing power
The Trump administration is considering an executive order, and other means, to ban Chinese open-source models within in the United States. Kimi K3 has reignited this debate. Reporting this morning by Axios. Commerce is also considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. https://twitter.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2075717342324220149
The Trump administration is considering an executive order, and other means, to ban Chinese open-source models within in the United States. Kimi K3 has reignited this debate. Reporting this morning by Axios. Commerce is also considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. https://twitter.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2075717342324220149
The price of fearmongering. Will hurt the US medium term.
U.S. EYES TOUGHER CURBS ON CHINESE AI THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING STRICTER RULES ON CHINESE AI MODELS AFTER THE LAUNCH OF MOONSHOT AI’S KIMI K3. OPTIONS INCLUDE REQUIRING U.S. HOSTING PROVIDERS TO GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF CHINESE MODELS AND ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR BREACHES, ALONGSIDE POTENTIAL PROCUREMENT BANS AND EXPORT BLACKLIST MEASURES, AS WASHINGTON RESPONDS TO CHINA’S RAPID AI ADVANCES.
This would be so stupid and bad
The Trump administration is considering an executive order, and other means, to ban Chinese open-source models within in the United States. Kimi K3 has reignited this debate. Reporting this morning by Axios. Commerce is also considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. https://twitter.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2075717342324220149
"China is already hard enough to compete with; letting them carry the standard for openness and innovation is simply giving away our biggest advantage."
The Trump administration is considering an executive order, and other means, to ban Chinese open-source models within in the United States. Kimi K3 has reignited this debate. Reporting this morning by Axios. Commerce is also considering adding Chinese AI labs to the Entity List. https://twitter.com/AndrewCurran_/status/2075717342324220149