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Title: Nvidia and Anthropic Publicly Clash Over AI Chip Export Controls

Link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/01/1520202/n...

Nvidia publicly criticized AI startup Anthropic on Thursday over claims about
Chinese smuggling tactics, just days before the Biden-era "AI Diffusion Rule"
takes effect on May 15. The confrontation highlights growing tensions between
AI hardware providers and model developers over export controls. "American
firms should focus on innovation and rise to the challenge, rather than tell
tall tales that large, heavy, and sensitive electronics are somehow smuggled
in 'baby bumps' or 'alongside live lobsters,'" an Nvidia spokesperson said,
responding to Anthropic's Wednesday blog post. The Amazon and Google-backed
AI startup had called for tighter restrictions and enforcement, arguing that
"maintaining America's compute advantage through export controls is essential
for national security." Anthropic specifically proposed lowering export
thresholds for Tier 2 countries to prevent China from gaining ground in AI
development. Nvidia countered that policy shouldn't be used to limit
competitiveness: "China, with half of the world's AI researchers, has highly
capable AI experts at every layer of the AI stack. America cannot manipulate
regulators to capture victory in AI."

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