J.D. Vance: "I want to be clear, this administration will block such efforts, full stop"

J.D. Vance: "We have also seen how hostile foreign adversaries have used artificial intelligence software to rewrite history, monitor users, and censor speech. This is nothing new, of course. As with other technologies, some authoritarian regimes have stolen and exploited artificial intelligence to strengthen their military, intelligence, and surveillance capabilities, capture foreign data, and create propaganda to undermine the national security of other nations.

I want to be clear: this administration will block such efforts, with no exceptions. We will protect American artificial intelligence and chip technologies from theft and misuse, work with our allies and partners to strengthen and expand these protections and shut down pathways for adversaries to acquire AI capabilities that threaten all our people.

I also want to remind our international friends here today that partnering with such regimes never yields long-term benefits. From surveillance cameras to 5G equipment, we are all familiar with the cheap technology on the market that has been heavily subsidized and exported by authoritarian regimes.

But as I know, and as I believe some in this room have learned from experience, partnering with them means chaining your nation to an authoritarian master who seeks to infiltrate, take root, and seize control of your information infrastructure.

If a deal seems too good to be true, remember the old adage we learned in Silicon Valley: if you're not paying for the product, you are the product."