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Congress wants geotracking tech in high-end GPUs to keep them out of China`s
clutches
Date:
Fri, 16 May 2025 14:06:00 +0000
Description:
American chip exports could come with geotracking capabilities to prevent
diversions to and misuse in countries of concern.
FULL STORY
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- America could soon tackle diverted and misused advanced chips with
geotracking
- The proposed legislation could enforce tracking within 6 months
- Manufacturers would also have to report back to the US
New proposed legislation in Congress could see the US integrate geotracking
capabilities within high-end GPUs, marking the introduction of more dynamic
ways to monitor exports rather than just blanket bans.
Bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Chip Security Act to prevent high-end
GPUs and AI chips from reaching countries of concern, such as China.
Currently in review, if passed, exporters would need to comply with new
tracking rules while also reporting violations, such as disabled tracking,
back to the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
US could introduce advanced chip tracking measures
"Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall require any covered integrated circuit product to be
outfitted with chip security mechanisms that implement location verification,
using techniques that are feasible and appropriate on such date of enactment,
before it is exported, reexported, or in-country transferred to or in a
foreign country," the bill reads.
Lawmakers cite national security risks and concerns over smuggling networks
and shell companies exporting US chips to China illegitimately as key drivers
for the tracking proposals.
"I know that we have the technical tools to prevent powerful AI technology
from getting into the wrong hands. With advanced AI chips being smuggled into
China and posing a national security risk, Congress must act," Congressman
Bill Foster (D-IL) added .
Location sharing should be enabled and supported before chips are exported if
the bill gets passed, with the Secretary of Commerce to be made responsible
for assessing second-level security mechanisms to prevent the misuse or
diversion of chips covered under the proposed rules.
The bill follows the Trump administration`s removal of Biden-era chip export
diffusion rules, with the White House pledging renewed export restrictions
that don`t negatively impact allies.
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/congress-wants-geotracking-tech-in-high-end-gpus
-to-keep-them-out-of-chinas-clutches
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