Further raising tensions in the ongoing tech competition with China, the US has asked leading cloud services providers like Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. to identify and report foreign clients developing artificial intelligence (AI) apps on their platforms, citing national security concerns.
The Biden administration's recently released proposal requires the firms to divulge key details like their foreign customers' names and IP addresses. Draft rules suggest Amazon and Alphabet Inc.'s Google will have to determine how to collect those details and report any suspicious activity.
