Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) included a front-page headline, “Nvidia Gets Antitrust Scrutiny As U.S. Enforcers Examine AI.” Good.  As a community of laws, we must protect our legal institutions.

But tread carefully.

Nvidia microchip output supports developing artificial intelligence (AI) in many sectors.  Putting AI powers into weapons of war has turned that AI sector into a race that could determine if laws or thugs guide global behaviors. In their scrutiny, US enforcers should include strategic, systematic benefits to freedom lovers around the world of Nvidia’s use of its access to billions of dollars to establish and maintain dominance in the field.  The field includes Communist Party of China (CPC) controlled companies, like Xiaomei, that aim to put AI into People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weapons systems.  All who value a liberal world order should want Nvidia to dominate CPC and PLA proficiencies. The WSJ notes, “There could be a tipping point, according to antitrust regulators, when incumbents gain control over critical aspects of AI.”  Those enforcers should ensure that, if a tipping point comes, that the tip goes to US strategic interests.