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India is assessing the impact of the US proposal to ban AI chip exports. Official sources gave this information on Thursday. This step may affect the development of emerging technologies here. The US administration has proposed a new framework that restricts the import of AI chips due to national security concerns related to the technology and economic interests of manufacturers and other countries. There are no restrictions in the proposal for America’s 18 major allies placed under Group-1.
India has been placed in Group-2
However, the quantities exported to other countries under Group-2 including India are limited. Sources said that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology are considering this. “We are evaluating the impact,” he said. Semiconductor industry body IESA said the proposed restrictions would challenge the country’s plans for AI hardware, which is crucial for local development of emerging technologies. India’s National AI Mission aims to develop infrastructure with more than 10,000 GPUs (graphics processing units) through public-private partnerships, supported by an investment of Rs 10,000 crore over five years.
How much will it affect India?
“The new export controls may not have a significant impact on India in the short term,” Ashok Chandak, president of the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA), said in the statement. “However, the uncertainty of securing licenses and trade negotiations could challenge India’s ambitions for large-scale AI hardware deployment.” He said the export controls would go into effect in 120 days, giving the incoming administration led by President-elect Donald Trump an opportunity to amend these rules. The proposed framework completely bans the export of AI chips to Group-3 countries, which include China, Russia, Iran and Iraq.
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