U.S. bans import of advanced chips and powerful AI models to Russia and China

17:37 - 13.01.2025

January 13, Fineko/abc.az. The U.S. presidential administration announced today radical new export control rules designed to prevent advanced chips and artificial intelligence models from falling into the hands of US adversaries such as Russia, China and some other countries.

ABC.AZ informs that the new "AI distribution rule" developed by the Biden administration divides the world into countries that are allowed relatively free access to the most advanced American AI chips and algorithms, and countries that will need special licenses to access these technologies.

The rule, which will be enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, will restrict movement of the most powerful AI models for the first time.

The list of trusted countries includes the main allies of the U.S.: UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan.

Companies from these countries will be able to freely purchase any AI chips and algorithms from companies from the U.S.