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Chinese firms use cloud loophole to access US AI tech
Ray Choi
September 01, 2024
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15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life —is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. [1 John 2:15-17 ESV]
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🇨🇳 Chinese firms use cloud loophole to access US AI tech
🤔 Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill
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Chinese organizations are utilizing cloud services from Amazon and its competitors to gain access to advanced US AI chips and capabilities that they cannot otherwise obtain, according to a Reuters report based on public tender documents.
In a comprehensive investigation, Reuters revealed how Chinese cloud access to US AI chips is facilitated through intermediaries. Over 50 tender documents posted in the past year revealed that at least 11 Chinese entities have sought access to restricted US technologies or cloud services. Four of these explicitly named Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a cloud service provider, though accessed through Chinese intermediaries rather than directly from AWS.
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Elon Musk has come out in support of California’s SB 1047, a bill that requires makers of very large AI models to create and document safeguards against those models causing serious harm.
“This is a tough call and will make some people upset, but, all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill,” he wrote on X on Monday afternoon. “For over 20 years, I have been an advocate for AI regulation, just as we regulate any product/technology that is a potential risk.”
Musk — whose own large AI model company, xAI, would be subject to SB 1047’s requirements despite his pledge to leave California — has warned of the dangers of runaway AI in the past.
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