"The Department of Commerce is said to be drafting rules that would require chipmakers to obtain government approval before exporting AI chips to any country, effectively giving Washington a stranglehold on AI compute supply."
"AI chipmakers such as Nvidia and AMD would have to obtain export permission on a country-by-country basis. This has drawn comparisons with the AI Diffusion rules passed by the outgoing Biden administration during its final weeks."
"The Trump administration rescinded those rules before they took effect, with the Commerce Department saying they would have 'stifled American innovation and saddled companies with burdensome new regulatory requirements.'"
The Department of Commerce is reportedly developing rules requiring chipmakers like Nvidia and AMD to obtain government approval before exporting AI chips on a country-by-country basis. This proposal aims to give Washington control over global AI compute supply and encourage domestic AI investment. The draft rules have drawn comparisons to the Biden administration's AI Diffusion rules, which capped chip sales to most countries and imposed bans on Russia, China, and Iran. The Trump administration previously rescinded those rules, citing concerns about stifling innovation. However, recent Commerce Department statements indicate ongoing internal discussions about formalizing export approaches, though officials deny returning to the previous restrictive framework.
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