Silicon shadows: inside the black market for AI chips | FT Film

As the US tightens export controls, a thriving black market is helping advanced AI semiconductors reach China. The FT's Eleanor Olcott investigates how resellers are bypassing US export controls and what the illicit trade reveals about the geopolitical race over artificial intelligence #siliconvalley #ai #artificialintelligence #us #trump #china #usexports #semiconductor #chips #microchips ► Enjoying FT content? Get a daily slice of the very best FT journalism with FT Edit. Free for 30 days then just £4.99 a month See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132. ► Check out our Community tab for more stories: https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialTimes/community ► Listen to our podcasts: https://www.ft.com/podcasts ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financialtimes ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@financialtimes