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It seems the battle between China and the US isn’t coming to an end anytime soon.

According to a report byReuters, the US government imposed new restrictions on exports of AI chips to China.

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It has also black-listed two Chinese companies that specialize in making advanced chips.

This means it will be extremely difficult for those affected to get the essential components required for AI advancements.

Other countries like Iran and Russia will also be caught in the crossfire.

Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.

The restrictions will mainly affect the advanced chips, while the rest of the semiconductors will remain untouched.

However, they’ll now be under more scrutiny.

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