Tech Chiefs, Foreign Leaders Urge Trump to Rethink AI Chip Curbs
- Nvidia and Oracle pushing for full repeal of AI diffusion rule
- Companies must start complying with global restrictions May 15
Nvidia argues restrictions will push the world toward alternative technologies with limited benefits to US national security.
Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/BloombergSenior foreign officials and major tech companies are pushing the Trump administration to rethink the country’s global semiconductor strategy, as the US prepares a controversial framework for controlling artificial intelligence development around the world.
The so-called AI diffusion rule, which restricts the number of AI processors that can be exported to most nations, prompted an outcry from tech giants like Nvidia Corp. after Biden officials unveiled it during their last week in office. US allies such as Israel and Poland also have chafed at the rules, which they worry will threaten their supply of the precious chips or make their countries less attractive for AI investment.