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Nvidia says GAIN AI Act would restrict competition, likens it to AI Diffusion Rule
Short for Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act, the GAIN AI Act was introduced as part of the National Defense Authorization Act and stipulates that AI chipmakers prioritize domestic orders for advanced processors before supplying them to foreign customers.
“We never deprive American customers in order to serve the rest of the world. In trying to solve a problem that does not exist, the proposed bill would restrict competition worldwide in any industry that uses mainstream computing chips,” an Nvidia spokesperson said.
If passed into law, the bill would enact new trade restrictions mandating exporters obtain licenses and approval for the shipments of silicon exceeding certain performance caps.
“It should be the policy of the United States and the Department of Commerce to deny licenses for the export of the most powerful AI chips, including such chips with total processing power of 4,800 or above and to restrict the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to foreign entities so long as United States entities are waiting and unable to acquire those same chips,” the legislation reads.
The rules mirror some conditions under former U.S. President Joe Biden’s AI diffusion rule, which allocated certain levels of computing power to allies and other countries.
The AI Diffusion Rule and AI GAIN Act are attempts by Washington to prioritize American needs, ensuring domestic firms gain access to advanced chips while limiting China’s ability to obtain high-end tech amid fears that the country would use AI capabilities to supercharge its military.
Last month, President Donald Trump made an unprecedented deal with Nvidia to give the government a cut of its sales in exchange for resuming exports of banned AI chips to China.
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AI technology targets traffic safety, aims to reduce 40,000 annual U.S. roadway deaths
AI technology is being used all around us to help bolster safety, and a recent innovation is aiming to help prevent traffic accidents.
“It really is one of the biggest crises in the U.S., to see 40,000 people a year dying on our roadways,” Vice President of Rekor Systems Paul Zamsky said.
SEE ALSO | Schools across the nation looking into AI to boost security, prevent mass shootings
Rekor Systems was founded in 2017, with the goal of using AI and roadway data to make drivers safer.
“Detecting where crashes have happened without having to wait for a 911 call or identifying the areas that are riskier so that we could identify potential preventative measures and work with agencies to help prevent crashes from happening,” Zamsky said.
Zamsky said the technology has been out in pilot form for a few years now across the USA, and said it is more than just using historic data of crash hot spots.
“There’s weather, there’s contextual driving behavior like are you swerving, accelerating, decelerating, is there an event happening, is there construction happening,” he said.
Data from cars helps the company identify risky roadways and possible solutions. Zamsky said all the data they do get is anonymous and in an aggregated fashion; he said the car acts almost as a virtual sensor.
“That enables us really to see what is happening on the road without having to have physical infrastructure, millions of dollars of hardware and cameras and everything put on the side of the road to be able to understand those roadways,” Zamsky said.
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AI technology targets traffic safety, aims to reduce 40,000 annual U.S. roadway deaths
AI technology is being used all around us to help bolster safety, and a recent innovation is aiming to help prevent traffic accidents.
“It really is one of the biggest crises in the U.S., to see 40,000 people a year dying on our roadways,” Vice President of Rekor Systems Paul Zamsky said.
SEE ALSO | Schools across the nation looking into AI to boost security, prevent mass shootings
Rekor Systems was founded in 2017, with the goal of using AI and roadway data to make drivers safer.
“Detecting where crashes have happened without having to wait for a 911 call or identifying the areas that are riskier so that we could identify potential preventative measures and work with agencies to help prevent crashes from happening,” Zamsky said.
Zamsky said the technology has been out in pilot form for a few years now across the USA, and said it is more than just using historic data of crash hot spots.
“There’s weather, there’s contextual driving behavior like are you swerving, accelerating, decelerating, is there an event happening, is there construction happening,” he said.
Data from cars helps the company identify risky roadways and possible solutions. Zamsky said all the data they do get is anonymous and in an aggregated fashion; he said the car acts almost as a virtual sensor.
“That enables us really to see what is happening on the road without having to have physical infrastructure, millions of dollars of hardware and cameras and everything put on the side of the road to be able to understand those roadways,” Zamsky said.
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