Navigating AI Chip Control and Security

This chapter examines the challenges of controlling high-performance AI chips, focusing on issues like chip smuggling and the necessity of biannual accounting to track them. It highlights the evolving landscape of export controls on AI technologies and their impact on companies, particularly smaller entities, as well as the broader market dynamics. The discussion underscores the delicate balance that governments must strike between investing in sovereign AI projects and addressing essential services, revealing the complexities faced by the industry.