Auto industry warns AI benefits undercut by Treasury plan to restrict China’s access

The automotive industry warns that an overly broad Treasury Department proposed rule to restrict advanced technology investments to China would undermine the industry’s use of emerging artificial intelligence technologies to reduce traffic accidents and harmful emissions.

“Auto Innovators is concerned that this proposed definition could capture not only entities that directly engage in the development of artificial intelligence, but also entities that merely incorporate AI functionality into tools or hardware that they further develop,” argues the Alliance for Automotive Innovation...