EU · binding regulation
EU AI Act
EU-AIA-2024
Treatment of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
silentEU AIA does not address compute / weight export controls; lives in dual-use Regulation (EU) 2021/821
Primary source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Comparative jurisdictional memo · Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
EU AI Act vs Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI
Verdict: asymmetricDownload PDF
US · executive order
Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI
US-EO-14110
Treatment of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls
implicit§4.2(b) directs export-control coordination via BIS; not the primary venue but the policy hook
Primary source: Exec. Order No. 14110, 88 Fed. Reg. 75191 (Nov. 1, 2023)
What this comparison shows
On the topic of Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls, EU AI Act is classified as silent and Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI as implicit. The editorial verdict is asymmetric. One regime addresses the topic explicitly while the other covers it only implicitly or not at all; this is a likely site of regulatory arbitrage and a candidate for comparative-law follow-up.
Contested question: Should compute + weight export controls govern by (a) recipient jurisdiction, (b) capability tier of the controlled artifact, or (c) end-use intent? Each rule generation has shifted between these frames.
Bibliography
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — EU AI Act.
- Exec. Order No. 14110, 88 Fed. Reg. 75191 (Nov. 1, 2023) — Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, Trustworthy AI.
- Policy Window — Compute + Model-Weight Export Controls (cross-jurisdiction topic article with full 26-instrument coverage matrix).