Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill prohibiting AI-related exchanges with China, which could result in severe penalties including 20-year jail terms for downloading Chinese AI models like DeepSeek. The legislation aims to prevent American companies from conducting AI research with Chinese entities and has raised concerns about its impact on scientific collaboration and technological development.

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