Are Consumer GPUs a Problem for US Export Controls?
This report analyzes the potential impact of high-end consumer GPUs on the efficacy of US export controls on AI chips. It studies three stockpiling scenarios and what AI capabilities those may enable, and makes recommendations for policymakers.
Location Verification for AI Chips
Adding location verification features to AI chips could unlock new governance mechanisms for regulators, help enforce existing and future export controls by deterring and catching smuggling attempts, and enable post-sale verification of chip locations. This paper is meant to serve as an initial introduction to location verification use-cases for AI chips with comparison of different methods.
Spreadsheets vs. Smugglers: Modernizing the BIS for an Era of Tech Rivalry
This blog post by Erich Grunewald (IAPS) and Samuel Hammond (the Foundation for American Innovation) argues that Congress should increase the funding of the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Federal Drive with Tom Temin podcast interview: Onni Aarne on AI hardware security risks
On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, IAPS consultant Onni Aarne discusses how specialized AI chips, and the systems that use them, need protection from theft and misuse. The podcast episode and interview transcript are available on the Federal News Network.
Secure, Governable Chips
Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), in collaboration with the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, has released a new report, Secure, Governable Chips, by Onni Aarne, Tim Fist, and Caleb Withers.
The report introduces the concept of “on-chip governance,” detailing how security features on AI chips could help mitigate national security risks from the development of broadly capable dual-use AI systems, while protecting user privacy.
Introduction to AI Chip Making in China
This primer introduces the topic of Chinese AI chip making, relevant to understanding and forecasting China's progress in producing AI chips indigenously.
Preventing AI Chip Smuggling to China
We link to a working paper which was led by Tim Fist of the Center for a New American Security, and coauthored with IAPS researcher Erich Grunewald. It builds on IAPS's earlier report on AI chip smuggling into China.
Interview on Compute Governance on The Dynamist
IAPS researchers were interviewed on The Dynamist about compute governance, including AI chip smuggling and recent updates to export controls.
How Expertise in AI hardware Can Help with AI Governance
This article was written for the organization 80,000 Hours by an IAPS researcher. It discusses why and how it may be valuable to build expertise in AI hardware and use that expertise to reduce risks and improve governance decisions.
AI Chip Smuggling into China: Potential Paths, Quantities, and Countermeasures
This report examines the prospect of large-scale smuggling of AI chips into China and proposes six interventions for mitigating that.