China Considers Tighter Export Controls on AI Models and Chips, FT Reports

China is reportedly considering tighter export controls on home-grown AI models and the chips that power them, according to the Financial Times. The measures under discussion include limiting overseas transfers of key AI training data, restricting access to model weights for foreign users, and adding clearer licensing requirements and end-user checks. Regulators are also said to be exploring whether foreign chipmakers could be barred from producing advanced processors using designs from Chinese companies. Any proposal would likely be reviewed through China’s export-control catalogue.