<h1>Global AI inference platform raises cross-border data, privacy, export control, IP, liability, and competition compliance risks for providers and customers</h1> A cloud services provider announced a globally distributed AI inference platform offering elastic GPU access, automated orchestration across 300+ points of presence, and a private backbone to reduce latency. Legally, deployment raises issues including cross-border data transfer and privacy compliance, potential export controls on AI models and GPUs, service-level and liability allocation in customer contracts, and intellectual property rights for models and optimization techniques. Competition and antitrust scrutiny could arise from large-scale network advantages and exclusive interconnections. Customers and providers should address regulatory compliance, cybersecurity obligations, jurisdictional dispute resolution, and clear terms on performance, data use, and indemnities before adoption.