Microsoft Urges Trump To Overhaul Curbs on AI Chip Exports (wsj.com)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/02/27/1131220/microsoft-urges-trump-to-overhaul-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports
- Source link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-urges-trump-to-overhaul-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports-4dc48e81
> In a blog post that is scheduled to be released Thursday, Microsoft will call for Trump's team to ease the limits on chips that can be used in data centers for training AI models so they [1]no longer apply to a group of U.S. allies including India, Switzerland and Israel
[2]non-paywalled source
, company officials said. Those countries are in the second tier of a three-tier system that underpins the export controls.>
> Microsoft says the unintended consequence of that proposed system would be that allies facing limited U.S. chip supply would turn to China to get the tech infrastructure they need. China is using the proposed rule to argue to other countries that it would be a better long-term partner for AI infrastructure than the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said in an interview. "Their message is these countries can't rely on the U.S., but China is willing to provide what they need," he said. "That is not good for American business or American foreign policy."
[1] https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-urges-trump-to-overhaul-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports-4dc48e81
[2] https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-urges-trump-to-overhaul-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports/ar-AA1zTCQU
Maybe not India... (Score:2)
India is known for ignoring sanctions, including continuing to do business with Russia, and India would also send as much equipment to China as it could in the name of making money, even though the USA has said not to.
Re: Maybe not India... (Score:2)
I suspect Trump has forced Canada into that as well.
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> I suspect Trump has forced Canada into that as well.
And the UK, and Mexico, and soon the EU as well. It turns out that when you treat your allies like enemies, they don't care to be allies any longer.
Re: Maybe not India... (Score:2)
Also the lesson is that we can no longer trust nations based on their form of government. At one time if they were a democracy then they had common interests and we could work together. Now the world has been forced into the reality that Democratic nations should work with communist nations. Trump demonstrated that by his close friendship with Putin.
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Trump is just a wannabe fascist dictator, but when a large percentage of the population supports having a "king", because they don't understand what they are doing, you get the mess the USA is in.
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But hey at least that inflation is coming down [1]https://www.jpmorgan.com/insig... [jpmorgan.com] Oh wait
Well what about those grocery prices he promised to fix on "day one" [2]https://www.nbcconnecticut.com... [nbcconnecticut.com] Hmmm not a peep about that either
Well lets see what he is up to. [3]https://www.nbcnews.com/news/l... [nbcnews.com] Creating a list of undesirables ? I wonder who else started keep lists of people deemed enemies of the state.
[1] https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/outlook/economic-outlook/cpi-report-january-2025
[2] https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/grocery-prices-predicted-to-increase-for-2025-potential-tariff-impact-looms/3484176/
[3] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/trump-administration-registry-immigrants-illegal-undocumented-rcna193818
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He will keep blaming Biden through his whole term and people will eat it up.
Attempting to prevent China... (Score:2)
...from acquiring tech is futile and counterproductive
They have smart people and will invent workarounds
They also may invent some tech that we need
Everyone wants an exception from Trump (Score:3)
I have noticed that *everyone* thinks they are a special snowflake and that Trump is their sugar daddy.
Just complain and he'll fix it for you.
Lol. Wait until they find out he doesn't care a rats ass about them.
Re: Everyone wants an exception from Trump (Score:2)
It's not like he has ever shown he gives a rats ass about anyone. Truly kind boggling.
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Cheeto and Muskrat both seem to feel that freedom of speech should only apply to them, and they want it to be illegal to say anything against Trump.
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Trump is easy to bribe, they won't have too much trouble getting what they want.
This is nothing new though, China has been playing this tune for years. The stable and reliable partner, who won't sanction you, won't throw export restrictions at you, and which doesn't radically change policy every 4 years.
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> This is nothing new though, China has been playing this tune for years. The stable and reliable partner, who won't sanction you, won't throw export restrictions at you, and which doesn't radically change policy every 4 years.
China has been trying to do this for decades, often with great success, especially with non-aligned countries. However, the economic realities have started to reveal China as a partner to be feared and sometimes loathed. Chinese investments under Belt and Road carry crushing long-term penalties for countries unable to uphold their end of the agreements. Countries around the world are now realizing that Chinese trade and investment is primarily about gaining Chinese economic and political leverage.
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He cares if you kiss his ass or buy his shit coins. Why else would he accept crypto because you can pay him directly and anonymously?
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This applies to the voters as well, one of Trump's political powers is since he doesn't really believe in anything, will constantly contradict himself and will say whatever he needs in the moment to fit whatever view he has on an issue so he's the perfect vessel to project your views onto, he can be anything you want him to be.
It's feelings over facts, pure vibes all the way down.
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> I have noticed that *everyone* thinks they are a special snowflake and that Trump is their sugar daddy.
I have as well and it seems he is easily corrupted with no care about how it might be perceived by the public. There is a class of voter that is willing to disbelieve anything about him that they don't like, so he suffers no reputational damage.
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Both can and are true. In this new age of American Monarchy, Trump is indeed their sugar daddy. The rich companies complain to him, pay their bribe, and he fixes it. This is how trump has always worked. At the same time it's very true he doesn't care about them. But he does care about himself and how he looks. Each party manipulates the other to get what they want. That's how a transactional relationship works. Sadly it's apparently successful, at least in the short term.