News: A powerful trade group representing Big Tech is telling Congress an “America First” export control provision in the Senate defense authorization bill could undermine U.S. global AI leadership.
The Information Technology Industry Council said in a letter to all four congressional leaders that Sen. Jim Banks’ (R-Ind.) GAIN AI Act would add “significant complexity” for U.S. chipmakers seeking to compete with their Chinese rivals.
The proposal, which is in the Senate’s annual defense policy bill, caught the industry off guard and is the hottest topic among tech lobbyists and policy analysts since it was unveiled last week. While ITI stops short of echoing the chip industry’s call for leadership to tank GAIN, the letter indicates the broader tech sector wants lawmakers to take a breather before turning Banks’ proposal into law.
