Are AI model weights subject to EAR export controls?
Some are — recent Commerce/BIS rules extend the Export Administration Regulations toward advanced AI model weights and the compute used to train them, alongside long-standing controls on dual-use technology (EAR99/CCL). Whether a specific model's weights are…
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Some are — recent Commerce/BIS rules extend the Export Administration Regulations toward advanced AI model weights and the compute used to train them, alongside long-standing controls on dual-use technology (EAR99/CCL). Whether a specific model's weights are controlled is a fact- and threshold-specific classification that is still evolving, so treat it as a moving target. Planisphere keeps the audit inside your boundary so measuring the model does not itself trigger an export; it does not perform the EAR classification.
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Dual-use export control (EAR99 / CCL) · AI-diffusion chip + weight controls.
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