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US to Restrict Export of AI Technology for Image Analysis

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 07 2020, @07:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the first-mover-advantage dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for chromas:

I spy, with my little satellite AI, something beginning with 'North American image-analysis code embargo':

The US government has placed software designed to train neural networks to analyse satellite images under new export controls in a bid to prevent foreign adversaries using said code.

The decision, made by Uncle Sam's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), is effective today. Vendors shipping software subject to the controls – in that the applications help machine learning systems annotate satellite images in a particular way – will have to apply for a license to sell their products to customers outside of the US and Canada.

"Items warrant control for export because the items may provide a significant military or intelligence advantage to the United States or because foreign policy reasons justify control," the BIS said.

Hah!

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday January 07 2020, @09:32PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Tuesday January 07 2020, @09:32PM (#940762)

    Just try to print an AI program in PERL on a t-shirt.

    No, but... just try to teach AI / machine learning techniques in a free online setting like Coursera.

    it's often developed outside the country. I think Japan and China are two of the top players. China may be ahead on image recognition.

    Agreed, the US is a major player in image recognition, but by no means are we playing in a league of our own.

    Funny anecdote: I worked for a video security who were developing their own automatic image recognition algorithms and the guys who were doing the actual work were in the US on H1B visas from Russia, Israel, Turkey and I think Senegal...

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