China 'considers stronger export controls' on AI models and chips

China's Ministry of Commerce is consulting domestic AI and chip companies on tightening export controls to prevent Western acquisition of advanced technologies and restrict foreign access to model weights and chip designs. The controls under consideration include limiting training data transfers, preventing model weight downloads, and blocking foreign chipmakers from producing semiconductors based on Chinese designs.

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