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US restricts 80 entities tied to AI and advanced computing

The U.S. Commerce Department added 80 entities to its Entity List, including 12 tied to advanced AI, supercomputers and high-performance chips for China's military-industrial complex.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM44confidence 98/100

Why it moved the index

Binding licensing restrictions constrained access to advanced compute for military AI, supercomputing and other high-risk programs. Geopolitical substitution and acceleration effects limit the away-from-doom magnitude.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 44 · confidence 98

    New March 2025 enforceable compute-control action with no durable collision.

    12 Aug 2026
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