An Illinois Lawmaker's Plan to Block Global Chip Smuggling
Ahead of the May 15 announcement of the Chip Security Act, Rep. Bill Foster of Illinois discussed the pressing issue of AI chip smuggling. Following news about DeepSeek, reports have emerged of advanced AI chips being smuggled outside of the US in violation of existing export controls. To address this, Foster is reaching across the aisle with new legislation that would require chip manufacturers to incorporate location verification mechanisms within their products. This would allow datacenters to verify the presence of chips via cryptographic challenges, leveraging existing technology in…
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