US is secretly embedding location trackers in select AI chip shipments to detect illegal diversions to China

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In a bid to detect and disrupt the diversion of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, the United States government is reportedly discreetly embedding location-tracking devices in select shipments. The tactic, which just came to light, is one of the aggressive enforcement tactics Washington is putting in place since it imposed export restrictions on cutting-edge semiconductors in 2022. The location tracking is just the latest in a long line of efforts to curb Beijing’s access to t...