Sources: the US is drafting a rule to close an export controls loophole that lets Chinese companies access AI chips via data centers in countries like Thailand (The Information)

The United States is preparing a rule to close an export-control loophole that allows Chinese companies to obtain advanced AI chips by routing them through data centers in countries such as Thailand. Meanwhile, a federal judge barred the Pentagon from adding Anthropic to its blacklist, finding the agency’s claim that the Claude maker posed a supply-chain risk unlawful and unfounded.