The whole world sits on a motherboard. (Getty graphic) WASHINGTON — Depending on who’s talking, the outgoing Biden administration’s recently announced “Interim Final Rule” regulating high-tech exports will either protect America’s lead in AI tech from Chinese copycats or cripple the American AI industry by ceding the global market to China. Publicly announced on M onday after months of build-up and debate, the new r ule divides the world into three zones with varying levels of access to US tech.