A House panel advanced legislation that would require the Commerce Department to demand chipmakers do more to keep AI technology from being smuggled to China, an effort that’s gained new urgency after last week’s indictment of a
The measure, backed by lawmakers from both parties, cleared the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, highlighting growing concern in Congress that China could obtain advanced chips for artificial intelligence and other high-tech products in defiance of US export controls.
The committee approved the legislation by a voice vote ...

