Officials say public input shaped final version of ‘outbound investment’ rule on AI

Biden administration officials emphasized the role of stakeholders in developing and producing a final rule to restrict “outbound investment” from the United States that could help China develop artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies posing threats to national security.

The Treasury Department on Oct. 28 finalized rules to prohibit U.S. “persons” from making certain AI, semiconductor and quantum information technology investments in the People’s Republic of China under a 2023 executive order on “outbound investment” security.

The regulation takes...