China proposes export controls on 23 AI technologies including LLMs and agents
LMFuture · reddit · 2026-10-16
China's Ministry of Commerce published a draft adding 23 AI technologies to its export control list, including LLMs, AI agents, and computing clusters. Technologies already made public via open-source releases or academic publications are excluded, though it's unclear how this would apply to future open-source releases.
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