Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that— (1) artificial intelligence is a transformative technology and United States policy should ensure that United States persons, including small businesses, startups, and universities, are in the best position to innovate and harness the potential of artificial intelligence; (2) the demand for advanced artificial intelligence chips far exceeds the supply, and United States persons are forced to wait many months, if not longer, to acquire the latest chips; (3) at the same time, United States chip developers are selling advanced artificial intelligence chips to entities in countries that are subject to a United States arms embargo or countries that have a close relationship with such countries, so that United States persons are unable to acquire such chips; (4) the production of such chips for sale to entities in countries described in paragraph (3) is taking up production capacity that would otherwise be used to fabricate chips for United States persons; and (5) it should be the policy of the United States and the Department of Commerce— (A) to deny licenses for the export of the most powerful artificial intelligence chips, including such chips with a total processing power of 4,800 or above; and (B) to restrict the export of less advanced artificial intelligence chips to foreign entities in countries of concern so long as United States entities are waiting and unable to acquire those same chips.