Trump to Rewrite AI Chip Curbs Reviled by Nvidia and US Allies

May 13, 2025, 6:41 PM UTC

The Trump administration plans to overhaul regulations on the export of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence, tossing out a Biden-era approach that had drawn strenuous objections from US allies and companies including Nvidia Corp. and Oracle Corp.

Under the move announced Tuesday by the Commerce Department, the US is rescinding the so-called AI diffusion rule launched by President Joe Biden that created three broad tiers of access for countries seeking AI chips and would have taken effect May 15. Instead, the Trump administration is drafting its own approach and could shift toward negotiating individual deals with countries, according to ...

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