Jensen Huang on export controls: optimize the flywheel rather than block computing power
In his conversation with Lex Fridman in Taiwan, Jensen Huang opposed computing power export controls and advocated replacing blockades with flywheel logic. He believes blockades make sense for physical goods such as rare earths, bullets and bombs, but the more widely the U.S. sells computing technology, the safer it becomes: sales generate wealth, wealth is invested in more R&D, and this cycle keeps the U.S. ahead, because the safest countries in the world tend to be the wealthiest. The full video was posted on Lex Fridman's YouTube channel.
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In a conversation with Lex Fridman in Taiwan, Jensen Huang proposed replacing export blockades with flywheel logic; readers can learn his full argument on computing power export controls.
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Jensen Huang was visting Taiwan with @lexfridman .
His case against export controls: build the flywheel instead of just blocking access.
"So the question is, are you optimizing for someone else not having access to this technology, or are you optimizing for a flywheel? ... And I suggest that a more sophisticated long-term strategy is to optimize for a flywheel."
He argues that keeping things away from rivals makes sense for physical items like refined rare earths, bullets and bombs, but he argues that for computing tech, America is safer by selling widely.
Sales create wealth, wealth pays for more R&D, and that loop keeps the US ahead, because, the safest countries in the world are the richest ones.
---- Full video on "Lex Fridman" YouTube channel, (link in comment)