Yglesias: Backing chip exports to China while citing 'but China' is just pro-Nvidia, not policy
deanwball · x · 2026-09-15
Matt Yglesias calls out a contradiction in US frontier AI policy: if your objection to racing the frontier is 'but China,' you can't simultaneously support exporting all kinds of chips to China. In his view, that stance amounts to 'make NVIDIA stock go up' rather than a coherent policy toward China or AI.
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