Microsoft Urges Trump To Overhaul Curbs on AI Chip Exports (wsj.com) 30
Microsoft is pushing the Trump administration to loosen and simplify a new system that would restrict the sales of cutting-edge U.S. artificial-intelligence chips to much of the world. From a report: In a blog post that is scheduled to be released Thursday, Microsoft will call for Trump's team to ease the limits on chips that can be used in data centers for training AI models so they no longer apply to a group of U.S. allies including India, Switzerland and Israel [non-paywalled source], company officials said. Those countries are in the second tier of a three-tier system that underpins the export controls.
Microsoft says the unintended consequence of that proposed system would be that allies facing limited U.S. chip supply would turn to China to get the tech infrastructure they need. China is using the proposed rule to argue to other countries that it would be a better long-term partner for AI infrastructure than the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said in an interview. "Their message is these countries can't rely on the U.S., but China is willing to provide what they need," he said. "That is not good for American business or American foreign policy."
Microsoft says the unintended consequence of that proposed system would be that allies facing limited U.S. chip supply would turn to China to get the tech infrastructure they need. China is using the proposed rule to argue to other countries that it would be a better long-term partner for AI infrastructure than the U.S., Microsoft President Brad Smith said in an interview. "Their message is these countries can't rely on the U.S., but China is willing to provide what they need," he said. "That is not good for American business or American foreign policy."
Everyone wants an exception from Trump (Score:4, Informative)
I have noticed that *everyone* thinks they are a special snowflake and that Trump is their sugar daddy.
Just complain and he'll fix it for you.
Lol. Wait until they find out he doesn't care a rats ass about them.
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Cheeto and Muskrat both seem to feel that freedom of speech should only apply to them, and they want it to be illegal to say anything against Trump.
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Trump is easy to bribe, they won't have too much trouble getting what they want.
This is nothing new though, China has been playing this tune for years. The stable and reliable partner, who won't sanction you, won't throw export restrictions at you, and which doesn't radically change policy every 4 years.
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This is nothing new though, China has been playing this tune for years. The stable and reliable partner, who won't sanction you, won't throw export restrictions at you, and which doesn't radically change policy every 4 years.
China has been trying to do this for decades, often with great success, especially with non-aligned countries. However, the economic realities have started to reveal China as a partner to be feared and sometimes loathed. Chinese investments under Belt and Road carry crushing long-term penalties for countries unable to uphold their end of the agreements. Countries around the world are now realizing that Chinese trade and investment is primarily about gaining Chinese economic and political leverage.
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Yeah, but if everyone who doesn't want DOGE to cut their jobs bribes Trump, then they DON'T find the 'necessary' Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, since the jobs aren't then cut.
It's a pickle, alright.
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He cares if you kiss his ass or buy his shit coins. Why else would he accept crypto because you can pay him directly and anonymously?
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This applies to the voters as well, one of Trump's political powers is since he doesn't really believe in anything, will constantly contradict himself and will say whatever he needs in the moment to fit whatever view he has on an issue so he's the perfect vessel to project your views onto, he can be anything you want him to be.
It's feelings over facts, pure vibes all the way down.
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This applies to the voters as well, one of Trump's political powers is since he doesn't really believe in anything, will constantly contradict himself and will say whatever he needs in the moment to fit whatever view he has on an issue so he's the perfect vessel to project your views onto, he can be anything you want him to be.
It's feelings over facts, pure vibes all the way down.
And yet, the Democrats not only handed the election to the Republicans, they don't seem to understand why.
I voted Harris/Walz, and was a bit surprised by the results of the election.
We start out with the facts. Unlike when Clinton beat him in the popular vote in 2016, but lost in the electoral college, this time, Trump won the popular vote, and the electoral college, and the Republicans now control the Senate, and the house, as well as owning the Supreme court. This was not a loss, but a curb stomping
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Exactly, everyone is just going off vibes and social group pressure. Facts and policy is not what the electorate cares about today.
You have 7 different points that could all be discussed in nuanced manner in terms of who we are talking baout, what they actually said, what they actually mean and what that actually looks like in terms of policy but you don't care, most nobody does, this collection facts is about how the reader feels. Much like you have successfully drawn the reader in a certain direction wha
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I have noticed that *everyone* thinks they are a special snowflake and that Trump is their sugar daddy.
I have as well and it seems he is easily corrupted with no care about how it might be perceived by the public. There is a class of voter that is willing to disbelieve anything about him that they don't like, so he suffers no reputational damage.
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Both can and are true. In this new age of American Monarchy, Trump is indeed their sugar daddy. The rich companies complain to him, pay their bribe, and he fixes it. This is how trump has always worked. At the same time it's very true he doesn't care about them. But he does care about himself and how he looks. Each party manipulates the other to get what they want. That's how a transactional relationship works. Sadly it's apparently successful, at least in the short term.
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I have noticed that *everyone* thinks they are a special snowflake and that Trump is their sugar daddy.
Just complain and he'll fix it for you.
Lol. Wait until they find out he doesn't care a rats ass about them.
Not entirely true. We're witnessing the public side. The private side is lining up "donations" and purchasing of Trump products to whatever tune is required to make these special favors happen, and Trump is EXACTLY the kind of person that puts priority on those who will toss money at him. He doesn't even make the attempt to say bribery wouldn't work. In fact, he'd most likely spin up a bribery bid website if he had enough thinking power left to conceive of it. Maybe we should help him out with that, and set
Maybe not India... (Score:4, Interesting)
India is known for ignoring sanctions, including continuing to do business with Russia, and India would also send as much equipment to China as it could in the name of making money, even though the USA has said not to.
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I suspect Trump has forced Canada into that as well.
And the UK, and Mexico, and soon the EU as well. It turns out that when you treat your allies like enemies, they don't care to be allies any longer.
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Re: Maybe not India... (Score:4, Insightful)
Trump is just a wannabe fascist dictator, but when a large percentage of the population supports having a "king", because they don't understand what they are doing, you get the mess the USA is in.
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But hey at least that inflation is coming down https://www.jpmorgan.com/insig... [jpmorgan.com] Oh wait
Well what about those grocery prices he promised to fix on "day one" https://www.nbcconnecticut.com... [nbcconnecticut.com] Hmmm not a peep about that either
Well lets see what he is up to. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/l... [nbcnews.com] Creating a list of undesirables? I wonder who else started keep lists of people deemed enemies of the state.
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Attempting to prevent China... (Score:3)
...from acquiring tech is futile and counterproductive
They have smart people and will invent workarounds
They also may invent some tech that we need
What ? (Score:1)