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Top Democrat says chip restrictions are ‘key lever’ for US AI edge over China

21 Oct 2026, 20:36 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 HIMES WARNS U.S. AI LEAD WON’T LAST FOREVER Jim Himes said he did not believe America would maintain its lead over China in frontier AI indefinitely. He described restrictions on advanced chips as Washington’s key leverage. He said at a Brookings event in Washington: “I don’t believe for one second that we’re going to maintain a lead over Chinese frontier models forever. But we should for as long as we can.” Source: South China Morning Post #US #AI #China #chipRestrictions

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