Trump Administration Considers Revising AI Chip Export Rules

According to BlockBeats, the Trump administration is exploring changes to a regulation from the Biden era that limits global access to artificial intelligence chips. The potential revisions include eliminating the classification of countries into different tiers, which currently helps determine the extent of advanced semiconductor access each nation can have. Sources indicate that these plans are still under discussion and could change. However, if implemented, the changes might enhance the use of U.S. chips as a stronger bargaining tool in trade negotiations. The existing regulation, introduced in January, aims to allocate the use of cutting-edge AI chips and control certain model weights to ensure that the most advanced computing capabilities remain within the U.S. and its allies. Presently, the rule divides the world into three tiers. Officials in the Trump administration are considering replacing this tiered access approach with a global licensing system based on intergovernmental agreements.