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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I discuss an Oracle executive’s public comments about AI regulation.
Highlights
00:05 — Oracle’s executive vice president Ken Glueck has criticized the Biden administration’s Export Control Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Diffusion, which aims to regulate AI and GPUs in the name of national security. He described the framework as destructive and raised several key issues regarding the framework, saying it indiscriminately impacts the AI and cloud sectors, instead of focusing on high risk applications. Other issues he cites:
- The framework complicates compliance
- Unrealistic implementation timeline
- US competitors including Chinga could gain market advantages
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01:14 — Ultimately, governments don’t understand the mechanics of private industrial practices, and these are the processes driving innovations. It’s critical that governments work with technology companies to enshrine the laws that will protect them from over-regulation and ensure the global market remains competitive.