U.S. Eyes RASA to Block Chinese Remote Use of Nvidia GB300 Chips
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 19
U.S. Eyes RASA to Block Chinese Remote Use of Nvidia GB300 Chips
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 19
Summary
Chinese firms have reportedly trained AI models on Nvidia GB300 compute through data centers in Thailand, Malaysia and Japan, exposing a gap in U.S. export controls that cover physical chip sales but not remote access.
RASA, a bill that passed the House in January, would extend controls to cloud-based access to critical hardware and software, though it still awaits Senate approval and would require follow-on rules to take effect.
Moonshot AI, DeepSeek and Alibaba are part of a recent wave of stronger Chinese models; a White House official last month accused Moonshot of using GB300 chips via a Thai facility less than a week after Kimi K3 launched.
Southeast Asia's data-center boom is making the loophole harder to police: JLL sees global capacity roughly doubling to 200GW by 2030, while DC Byte counts 31 planned 100MW-plus sites across Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand versus two today.
Policy experts say BIS could issue a rule within days with White House backing, but enforcement would hinge on defining covered compute, identifying barred users and imposing know-your-customer checks on cloud providers.