Second: I'm just as concerned about automated generation of propaganda as they seem to be. Given what LLMs are currently capable of doing, a free cyber-Goebbels for every hate group is the default: the AI itself only cares about predicting the next token, not the impact of having done so.
Edit:
Also, the headline of the Vice story you linked to is misleading given the source document that the body linked to.
1. Of the 6 researchers listed as authors of that report, only 2 are from OpenAI
2. Reduced exports of chips from the USA are discussed only briefly within that report, as part of a broader comparison with all the other possible ways to mitigate the various risks
3. Limited chip exports does nothing to prevent domestic propaganda and research