Cole McFaul shared his expert analysis in an article published by BBC News. The article discusses President Donald Trump’s decision to allow Nvidia and other U.S. chipmakers to sell their H200 AI chips to approved customers in China, a move that partially reverses earlier restrictions and has significant implications for U.S.-China technology competition.
By making it easier for the Chinese to access these high-quality AI chips, you enable China to more easily use and deploy AI systems for military applications. They want to harness advanced chips for battlefield advantage.CSET Senior Research Analyst and Andrew W. Marshall Fellow, Cole McFaul
McFaul notes that giving China access to high-quality AI chips could bolster its military capabilities, stating, “By making it easier for the Chinese to access these high-quality AI chips, you enable China to more easily use and deploy AI systems for military applications. They want to harness advanced chips for battlefield advantage.”
The article also highlights recent analysis from CSET’s Sam Bresnick and Cole McFaul, which found that China’s People’s Liberation Army is using advanced chips designed by U.S. companies to develop AI-enabled military capabilities.
To read the full article, visit BBC News.