US announces new limits on AI systems exports

The US will impose new limits on exports, including to rival China, of certain AI systems overseas.

The suspension, which comes into force on Monday, is the first to be enforced under the Export Control Reform Act or ECRA in 2018. It requires the government to evaluate how it can regulate the export of "emerging" technologies that are "important to U.S. national security," including AI. Reuters first reported the ....