對(duì)于拜登政府在全球范圍內(nèi)禁售或限售人工智能計(jì)算機(jī)芯片的新提案,AI芯片制造商、使用芯片的科技公司或未能列入無(wú)限采購(gòu)名單的國(guó)家顯然非常不滿。
據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,拜登政府在任上的最后一個(gè)完整的周一提出的新規(guī),將AI芯片禁售令擴(kuò)大到包括中國(guó)和俄羅斯在內(nèi)的一些國(guó)家,但有18個(gè)國(guó)家可采購(gòu)的先進(jìn)芯片的數(shù)量則不受限制。
《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》稱:“其他所有國(guó)家——即大多數(shù)國(guó)家——將受到限制?!睋?jù)路透社報(bào)道,這些新規(guī)則旨在“封堵監(jiān)管漏洞,防止中國(guó)獲得先進(jìn)芯片”。
隨之而來(lái)的反對(duì)聲浪。其他國(guó)家和公司紛紛表達(dá)了他們的不滿。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,迄今為止最大的AI芯片制造商英偉達(dá)(Nvidia)以及微軟(Microsoft)和甲骨文(Oracle)等科技公司,曾經(jīng)進(jìn)行游說(shuō)以反對(duì)出臺(tái)新規(guī),但未能成功。據(jù)路透社報(bào)道,英偉達(dá)在國(guó)外的芯片銷售收入超過(guò)了在美國(guó)的收入,其中17%的收入來(lái)自中國(guó)。
英偉達(dá)的政府事務(wù)副總裁奈德·芬克爾發(fā)布了一份七段聲明,批評(píng)這些新規(guī)則并表示公司“期待恢復(fù)”特朗普政府的政策。
半導(dǎo)體行業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)(Semiconductor Industry Association)總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官約翰·諾伊弗在一份聲明中表示,新規(guī)“將戰(zhàn)略市場(chǎng)拱手讓給我們的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手”,會(huì)傷害美國(guó)的半導(dǎo)體制造商。據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》報(bào)道,中國(guó)外交部表示,此舉的“根本目的是剝奪包括中國(guó)在內(nèi)廣大發(fā)展中國(guó)家科技進(jìn)步、實(shí)現(xiàn)發(fā)展的權(quán)利”。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,其他限購(gòu)國(guó)家包括墨西哥、波蘭和瑞士。
“適當(dāng)?shù)钠胶狻!泵绹?guó)國(guó)家安全顧問(wèn)杰克·沙利文在周一的白宮新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上為政府的政策辯護(hù)。
他表示:“這是一個(gè)復(fù)雜的問(wèn)題,因?yàn)槲覀円_保最先進(jìn)的AI在美國(guó)及其親密盟友,同時(shí)保證世界其他地區(qū)能夠受益于AI,并獲得驅(qū)動(dòng)AI應(yīng)用所需要的硬件,我們正在努力取得適當(dāng)?shù)钠胶??!?/p>
時(shí)間表。特朗普政府將在120天公眾意見征詢期結(jié)束前,最終決定AI芯片新出口規(guī)則。但AI芯片行業(yè)并沒(méi)有被動(dòng)等待最終結(jié)果。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,信息技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)(Information Technology Industry Council)主席賈森·奧克斯曼周日寫信給國(guó)會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人,“提出如果特朗普政府沒(méi)有否決新規(guī)則,請(qǐng)國(guó)會(huì)介入并利用其權(quán)力推翻該行動(dòng)”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
本報(bào)告最初由CFO Brew發(fā)表。
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
對(duì)于拜登政府在全球范圍內(nèi)禁售或限售人工智能計(jì)算機(jī)芯片的新提案,AI芯片制造商、使用芯片的科技公司或未能列入無(wú)限采購(gòu)名單的國(guó)家顯然非常不滿。
據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,拜登政府在任上的最后一個(gè)完整的周一提出的新規(guī),將AI芯片禁售令擴(kuò)大到包括中國(guó)和俄羅斯在內(nèi)的一些國(guó)家,但有18個(gè)國(guó)家可采購(gòu)的先進(jìn)芯片的數(shù)量則不受限制。
《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》稱:“其他所有國(guó)家——即大多數(shù)國(guó)家——將受到限制?!睋?jù)路透社報(bào)道,這些新規(guī)則旨在“封堵監(jiān)管漏洞,防止中國(guó)獲得先進(jìn)芯片”。
隨之而來(lái)的反對(duì)聲浪。其他國(guó)家和公司紛紛表達(dá)了他們的不滿。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,迄今為止最大的AI芯片制造商英偉達(dá)(Nvidia)以及微軟(Microsoft)和甲骨文(Oracle)等科技公司,曾經(jīng)進(jìn)行游說(shuō)以反對(duì)出臺(tái)新規(guī),但未能成功。據(jù)路透社報(bào)道,英偉達(dá)在國(guó)外的芯片銷售收入超過(guò)了在美國(guó)的收入,其中17%的收入來(lái)自中國(guó)。
英偉達(dá)的政府事務(wù)副總裁奈德·芬克爾發(fā)布了一份七段聲明,批評(píng)這些新規(guī)則并表示公司“期待恢復(fù)”特朗普政府的政策。
半導(dǎo)體行業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)(Semiconductor Industry Association)總裁兼首席執(zhí)行官約翰·諾伊弗在一份聲明中表示,新規(guī)“將戰(zhàn)略市場(chǎng)拱手讓給我們的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手”,會(huì)傷害美國(guó)的半導(dǎo)體制造商。據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》報(bào)道,中國(guó)外交部表示,此舉的“根本目的是剝奪包括中國(guó)在內(nèi)廣大發(fā)展中國(guó)家科技進(jìn)步、實(shí)現(xiàn)發(fā)展的權(quán)利”。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,其他限購(gòu)國(guó)家包括墨西哥、波蘭和瑞士。
“適當(dāng)?shù)钠胶?。”美?guó)國(guó)家安全顧問(wèn)杰克·沙利文在周一的白宮新聞發(fā)布會(huì)上為政府的政策辯護(hù)。
他表示:“這是一個(gè)復(fù)雜的問(wèn)題,因?yàn)槲覀円_保最先進(jìn)的AI在美國(guó)及其親密盟友,同時(shí)保證世界其他地區(qū)能夠受益于AI,并獲得驅(qū)動(dòng)AI應(yīng)用所需要的硬件,我們正在努力取得適當(dāng)?shù)钠胶??!?/p>
時(shí)間表。特朗普政府將在120天公眾意見征詢期結(jié)束前,最終決定AI芯片新出口規(guī)則。但AI芯片行業(yè)并沒(méi)有被動(dòng)等待最終結(jié)果。據(jù)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道,信息技術(shù)產(chǎn)業(yè)協(xié)會(huì)(Information Technology Industry Council)主席賈森·奧克斯曼周日寫信給國(guó)會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人,“提出如果特朗普政府沒(méi)有否決新規(guī)則,請(qǐng)國(guó)會(huì)介入并利用其權(quán)力推翻該行動(dòng)”。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
本報(bào)告最初由CFO Brew發(fā)表。
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
The Biden administration’s new proposal to block or cap sales of AI computer chips throughout most of the world has not, shall we say, brought a smile to the face of AI chipmakers, tech companies who use them, or the countries that didn’t make the list for unlimited purchases of the tech.
The rule—proposed by the administration on its last full Monday in office—would extend its ban on selling AI chips to certain foreign countries, including China and Russia, the New York Times reported, while 18 foreign countries would have no limits on how many of the advanced chips they can buy.
“All other nations—most of the world—will be subject to caps,” according to the Times. The rules are an attempt “to close regulatory loopholes and prevent Beijing from acquiring advanced chips,” Reuters reported.
Cue the backlash. Countries and companies made their displeasure known. Nvidia, the biggest AI chipmaker by far, had unsuccessfully lobbied against the rules along with tech companies including Microsoft and Oracle, according to the Times. It brings in more money from sales of its chips abroad than it does in the US, according to Reuters, and 17% of its revenue comes from China.
Nvidia’s VP of government affairs, Ned Finkle, released a seven-paragraph statement critical of the rule and said the company “l(fā)ook[s] forward to a return” to the Trump administration’s policies.
John Neuffer, president and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association, said in a statement that the rule hurts US semiconductor makers by “ceding strategic markets to our competitors.” China’s foreign ministry said the move had “the fundamental aim of depriving developing countries, including China, of their right to technological advancement and development,” the Washington Post reported. Other countries whosepurchases would be capped include Mexico, Poland, and Switzerland, the Times reported.
“The right balance.” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan defended the administration’s policy in a White House press briefing Monday.
“It is a complicated question, because we’re trying to strike the right balance between ensuring that the frontier of AI stays in the United States of America and our close allies while also ensuring that the rest of the world can benefit from AI and get the hardware that they need to power AI applications going forward,” he said.
Timeline. If the Trump administration pushes the rule toward the finish line, the next deadline is the end of the proposal’s 120-day comment period. The industry isn’t waiting to find out what happens. Jason Oxman, president of the Information Technology Industry Council, wrote to Congressional leaders on Sunday, the New York Times reported, and “asked Congress to step in and use its authority to overturn the action if the Trump administration did not.”
This report was originally published by CFO Brew.