US President Donald Trump is walking on a major change in a rule issued during the Biden administration to limit the supply of artificial intelligence (AI) chips worldwide. According to three sources, the news agency Reuters reported that the Trump administration is thinking of licensing system through a global bilateral agreement by canceling the 'tear -based' chip distribution in the name 'Framework for Artificial Intelligence Defusion'.
In January this year, the US Commerce Department issued a rule called 'Framework for Artificial Intelligence Defusion', which aims to impose control of advanced AI chips and models. Through this, the 'worrying' countries, including China, are being kept away from the United States allies. The rule was issued a week before the expiry of the Baiden administration and it would be effective from May 7.
According to this rule, 5 countries between the United States and its allies and Taiwan are 'first level' and they can easily get chips. About 120 countries in the 'second level' get chips within a certain range and countries like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are completely banned.
However, according to the Trump administration's plan, the export of chip exports may be removed by removing this level system. Experts believe that the United States will be able to easily use chip supply as a strategic tool in commercial discussions.
Former Commerce Minister of the Trump administration, Wilbur Ross, said, “Some have supported the cancellation of the level -based system. The issue is not yet final, but the agreement between the government of the two countries can be a possible alternative. '
Meanwhile, another change in this rule is to think, where less than 5,900 NVDia's strong H1 chip is to be informed only to inform the government, no license. The administration is thinking of bringing this limit to the new proposal.
Although such restrictions are important in protecting US domination in the supply of technology global technology, it can lead to the 'free, cheap alternative' of China, according to critics. “The current level -based system is irrational,” said Kane Gluek, executive vice president of Oracle. Keeping Israel and Yemen at the same level is really questionable. '
In addition, Nvidia and Oracle criticized the chip control rules last January. The US Commerce Department has not agreed to comment on the matter. However, some Republican Senators recently demanded that the rules be lifted in a letter to Commerce Minister Howard Lutnik.
The final decision has not yet been made. But the Trump administration officials say the new initiative is to create 'simple but powerful' rules.
