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On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more
As global trade policy evolves faster than ever, now is the time to connect with your peers, discover new strategies, and most importantly, hear from the regulatory agencies on the front lines of policy change. ACI’s 15th...more
The Commerce Department has issued a rule that increases export controls on AI-related items. The rule: Most of the restrictions are scheduled to take effect on May 15, 2025, although some do not come into effect until...more
Looking for something more advanced than your average export controls conference? Go beyond the basics at ACI’s 2nd Annual Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls. This premier event offers cutting-edge insights and...more
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) announcing (1) updated controls for advanced computing chips and associated license...more
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more
As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets...more
On December 2, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a new set of regulations targeting semiconductors manufacturing equipment (SME) and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. The updates...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of State have been continuously easing restrictions on export-controlled trade between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia to foster technological innovation...more
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda along with the rest of the Commerce Department. Of note is the continued focus on access to emerging technology, particularly relating...more
Overseas Critical Exports (ENFORCE) Act—a bill to expand the authority of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to control the export of artificial intelligence (AI) systems and other emerging technology with national...more
Melissa Duffy and Trevor Coval contributed their thought leadership to the American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls Conference, held in San Francisco on May 14-16. Melissa...more
On October 17, 2023, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (“IFRs”) that amended the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to significantly expand export...more
The Biden administration recently unveiled a series of export controls targeting the transfer of advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). These strategic measures are...more
On 17 October 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two new Interim Final Rules (collectively, the Updated Rule) that significantly revise and expand controls under the US Export...more
As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in the Unites States, ACI is hosting the highly anticipated 5th Annual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference, scheduled for October 12–13 in Washington, DC. Considering...more
On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more
On January 6, 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) within the Commerce Department adopted export licensing requirements on certain artificial intelligence software used to automate the analysis of geospatial...more
Through the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), which was enacted in August 2018, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct an interagency review process to identify “emerging and foundational...more
Key Points - On January 6, 2020, BIS published an interim final rule to add a new worldwide (minus Canada) unilateral export control on a type of geospatial imagery software specially designed for training Deep...more
This software now requires a BIS authorization to be exported or reexported to all countries except for Canada. Companies that develop or use artificial intelligence (AI) to solve geospatial problems or in geospatial...more
The benefits of paying close attention to details of US export controls and economic sanctions - Over the past ten years, the United States has increased its focus on the Chinese technology industry as a national security...more