According to The Washington Post, the Trump administration has floated a proposal that would limit high-tech exports to China.<\/p>\n
Under the proposal, artificial intelligence (AI), robots, quantum computing, image recognition and self-driving tech would all be prohibited from being exported to China. This would include the tech that drives smartphone assistants, such as Siri.<\/p>\n
If you think about the range of products this potentially implicates, thats massive. This is either the opening of a big negotiation with the industry and the public or a bit of a cry for help in scoping these regulations, R. David Edelman, the director of the Project on Technology, the Economy, & National Security at MIT, told The Washington Post.<\/p>\n
At the very least, the administration seems intent on extending the restrictions to those countries that are already subject to U.S. arms embargoes, including China.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, industry experts are not happy with the proposal. In a separate report by The Washington Post, individuals with the National Venture Capital Association expressed concern about how effective these proposed restrictions would be, versus the damage they would cause.<\/p>\n
Almost everything is using AI in one way or another, said Jeff Farrah, NVCAs general counsel. So then is everything subject to export controls?<\/p>\n
Farrah continued: Theres not a lot of faith from people in the industry that the government will get this right.<\/p>\n
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