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Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to criminalize the "import" (download/use) of Chinese-developed AI models.
@Null's segregated little-i-internets continue their march to fruition.
20 years in prison for downloading a chatbot, or a free image/video generator, conveniently in competition with US-based paid services.
@Null's segregated little-i-internets continue their march to fruition.
Hawley Introduces Legislation to Decouple American AI Development from Communist China
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation to protect America’s artificial intelligence (AI) development from China.
“Every dollar and gig of data that flows into Chinese AI are dollars and data that will ultimately be used against the United States,” said Senator Hawley. “America cannot afford to empower our greatest adversary at the expense of our own strength. Ensuring American economic superiority means cutting China off from American ingenuity and halting the subsidization of CCP innovation.”
Senator Hawley’s new legislation comes after China unveiled “DeepSeek,” a data-harvesting, low-cost AI model that sparked international concern and sent American technology stocks plummeting.
Senator Hawley’s Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act would:
Full text of the bill is available here.
- Prohibit the import from or export to China of artificial intelligence technology;
- Prohibit American companies from conducting AI research in China or in cooperation with Chinese companies; and
- Prohibit U.S. companies from investing money in Chinese AI development.
20 years in prison for downloading a chatbot, or a free image/video generator, conveniently in competition with US-based paid services.
