New US Sanctions on Chinese AI/ML and Semiconductor Industry and its Impact on India
The Joe Biden administration recently announced a new round of sanctions on China in an attempt to choke off access to AI and Semiconductor technologies developed by US and allied companies. Will these sanctions affect India? My thoughts below: Let's first look at the sanctions at a high level. If you want details, this report by Gregory C Allen of CSIS does a phenomenal job. Additionally, a Wall Street Journal article , and a Twitter thread by Jordan Schneider, an analyst at @rhodium_group on China and technology sheds light on the fate of American executives working in Chinese AI and Semiconductor companies. From the CSIS report: t he policy first disclosed on September 1st this year was incomplete. On October 7th, t he Biden administration announced a massive policy shift on semiconductor exports to China as well as revised rules for how the lists of restricted parties are managed. The revised rules require Chinese entities to obtain a license, under a presumption of