A Chinese national and two American citizens have been charged with conspiring to smuggle restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips into China through Thailand, the U.S. Department of Justice announced March 25.
Federal prosecutors say the three defendants allegedly sought to buy millions of dollars’ worth of export-controlled computer chips from a California-based computer hardware company for shipment without getting export licenses.
“The smuggling of advanced technology like these computer chips represents a direct threat to U.S. national security,” said Peter Ellis, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Georgia field office. “The individuals charged in this case attempted to bypass U.S. export laws to send sensitive technology to adversaries.”…
Chinese National and 2 US Citizens Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle AI Tech to China
