Tim Culpan, Columnist

US Chip Curbs Will Highlight Cracks in China’s AI Strategy

Computing power is critical to artificial intelligence, and Washington is taking that away from its fiercest rival.

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Tighter restrictions on US semiconductor and equipment sales are set to test China’s artificial intelligence superpowers as Washington removes a key plank of next-generation technological development.

The Biden Administration plans to broaden curbs on shipments of AI chips and chip-making tools, with the Commerce Department set to publish new rules next month, Reuters reported Sunday. Releasing the regulations would codify restrictions already outlined in letters to equipment companies including KLA Corp., Lam Research Corp. and Applied Materials Inc., it reported.