Jack Clark urges Congress to crack down on chip smuggling, cites $390M Singapore scheme to transfer servers to DeepSeek
basedjensen · x · 2026-11-15
Jack Clark urged Congress to crack down on chip diversion through third countries to slow competition from DeepSeek and other open-source labs. His testimony cites documented smuggling operations worth hundreds of millions, including a $390 million Singapore-based scheme to transfer servers to DeepSeek.
He backs a $303M FY26 appropriation for BIS and warns large-scale H20 exports would let China accelerate frontier AI during the 2026-2027 window when very powerful systems are expected.
The reposter frames it as Anthropic kneecapping competitors ahead of its IPO under the guise of national security.
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