Securing U.S. AI Leadership: U.S. Export Controls and the Trade in Advanced Chips

In the final days of the Biden administration, the Commerce Department issued a forward-leaning export control framework to protect U.S. primacy in cutting edge artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology. The Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion was an interim rule designed to promote AI innovation and adoption among a trusted ecosystem of U.S. allies and partners and limit opportunities for U.S. competitors to match U.S. capabilities. The interim rule was met with significant oppo