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Automated analytical software used by sensors, drones, satellites, etc. to determine targets (whether military or civilian) are also included in the restrictions.
This is interesting, it reminds me of the "Strong Cryptography Export Ban" in 2000. Obviously, this measure failed. You can stop suppliers of individual technologies from providing hardware components with a ban, but you can't stop the spread of knowledge in an entire field. Software will ultimately embody the spread of knowledge. The only ones who will be challenged will be the "Legion" who rely on IP protection, but if I remember correctly, Google has an R&D center in China and doesn't even need to "export"...
Leifeng.com reported that the news that the Trump administration restricted the export of artificial intelligence software has caused a huge response from overseas netizens.
The news was originally reported by Reuters, and then it was forwarded and discussed by many media outlets.
Reuters said that the Trump administration took measures on Friday local time to curb the export of artificial intelligence software in an attempt to prevent sensitive technology from being mastered by competitors such as China.
Under new rules that take effect next Monday (January 6), U.S. companies that export certain geospatial imagery software must apply for a license before sending the software overseas (except to Canada).
"They want to prevent American companies from helping China make better AI products that would help their military,
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said James Lewis, a technology expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.
The rule will likely be welcomed by industry, which fears a wider crackdown on exports of most AI hardware and software.
Among them, sensors, drones, satellites and other automated analysis software used to determine targets (whether military or civilian) are all within the restrictions.
For example, export restrictions on AI software and hardware will have a huge and widespread impact on the industry.
Subsequently, enthusiastic netizens quickly provided detailed information about the "Software for Automatic Analysis of Geospatial Images" in the new file 0Y521.
Link:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/06/2019-27649/addition-of-software-specially-designed-to-automate-the-analysis-of-geospatial-imagery-to-the-export
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Software specifically designed for training deep convolutional neural networks to automatically analyze geospatial imagery for geospatial images and point clouds, with the following capabilities:
1. Provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables users to identify objects (such as houses, vehicles, etc.) from geospatial images and point clouds, and extract positive and negative samples of objects of interest;
2. Reduce pixel variations by performing scaling, color, and rotation normalization on positive samples;
3. Train a deep convolutional neural network to detect target objects from positive and negative samples;
4. Use a trained deep convolutional neural network to recognize objects in geospatial images by matching the rotation patterns in positive samples with the rotation patterns of objects in geospatial images.
Technical description:
A point cloud is a collection of data points defined by a given coordinate system. A point cloud is also called a digital surface model.
In fact, this decree was issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce. In the past two years, BIS has successively included Chinese technology companies such as ZTE, Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua, Megvii, iFlytek, SenseTime, and Yitu in the "Entity List" of import and export governance regulations.
Reuters said the new document 0Y521 is the first finalized measure by the Commerce Department under a 2018 law that requires the agency to develop written rules to strengthen oversight of exports of sensitive technology to adversaries such as China for economic and security reasons.
The rule would take effect only in the United States, but U.S. authorities could refer it to international bodies to appear to create a level playing field worldwide.
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