Silicon Valley Fears AI Export Rules - Report

Silicon Valley should've been called Balloon Burg. America's tech industry often seems like it might pop under the slightest pressure. Now, according to The New York Times, many of these companies are looking at looming U.S. Department of Commerce export restrictions on artificial intelligence like an inflatable animal would look at a porcupine. Credit: Tartila / Shutterstock Here's the problem: Congress voted in August to limit the export of "emerging and foundational technologies" to preserve U.S. national security interests. The New York Times said that a Commerce Department proposal would restrict the export of "several categories of AI-like computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language understanding" to countries the U.S. has sanctioned in the past. Americans can voice their opinions about this proposal until January 10.