Nvidia confirms chip tracking for anti-smuggling
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Nvidia confirms its ability to implement anti-smuggling measures required by the CHIPS Act, despite the Semiconductor Industry Association publicly questioning its feasibility. Nvidia representatives privately told Illinois state Senator Bill Foster that they can use geolocation tracking to verify the location of advanced AI chips to prevent them from being smuggled into China. The act aims to use geolocation tracking to verify the location of advanced AI chips to prevent them from being smuggled into China. Nvidia had not previously publicly confirmed its technical ability to implement the act but privately stated, 'Of course, we can do it.'
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NVIDIA representative privately informed Illinois state Senator Bill Foster that it is capable of implementing anti-smuggling measures required by the 'Chip Security Act,' despite the Semiconductor Industry Association publicly stating it as 'potentially infeasible.' The act aims to prevent the smuggling of advanced AI chips to China by tracking their location geographically. NVIDIA had not previously publicly confirmed its technical capability to implement the act but privately stated, 'Of course, we can do it.'
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