The Biden administration's broad export controls on semiconductor chips to China are ineffective, as they apply to all buyers in China, including benign uses, and chips produced outside of the US. This approach risks damaging US firms and fails to effectively prevent the proliferation of high-risk AI systems. A new approach is needed, governing AI compute through the cloud, for improved detection of misuse, enhanced cybersecurity, and targeted controls.

Meanwhile, at a U.S. airport, authorities confiscated and destroyed giraffe dung brought from Kenya by a passenger attempting to make a necklace. The individual had declared the feces but failed to obtain the necessary permit. Bringing animal poop into the country poses health risks.

The Digest, 10/7/2023 @1230AM, CDT

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