Semiconductor Export Controls (Part 2): AI, SME, and the BIS 50% Rule | EMBARGOED! Episode 88

About this episode

The episode discusses AI chip-related export controls and the BIS 50 Percent Rule for the Entity List.

On this episode of EMBARGOED!, host Tim O'Toole, Miller & Chevalier Counsel Melissa Burgess and Collmann Griffin, and guest Chris Chamberlain of Morrison & Foerster continue their discussion of AI chip-related export controls, musing about Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) considerations, semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), and the much-anticipated BIS release of a 50 Percent Rule for the Entity List. Roadmap: May 13, 2025, BIS Policy Statement on training AI models Controls on SME and balancing foreign policy, national security, and other reasons for control under the EAR Not reasons for control: Economic and other factors BIS does not consider determinative when assessing controls Pros and cons of BIS having an OFAC-style 50 Percent Rule for the Entity List ******* Thanks to our guests for joining us: Chris Chamberlain: https://www.mofo.com/people/chris-chamberlain Melissa Burgess: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/melissa-burgess Collmann Griffin: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/collmann-griffin Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com. EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects…

People in this episode

Host: Tim O'Toole

Guests: Melissa Burgess, Collmann Griffin, Chris Chamberlain

Topics covered

• AI chip-related export controls
• Infrastructure-as-a-Service
• semiconductor manufacturing equipment
• BIS 50 Percent Rule
• Entity List

Keywords

• export controls
• national security
• foreign policy
• EAR

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AI models, semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Books & works: EMBARGOED!

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