US EditionTrump signals US might ease chip export curbs on some Gulf countries
- President Donald Trump suggested he may soon announce a relaxation of U.S. Limitations on AI microchip sales to certain Gulf nations ahead of his May 2025 Middle East visit.
- This potential change follows the Biden administration’s last-minute imposition of strict AI chip export curbs that restricted sales to many countries to prevent technology diversion to China.
- The Biden-era Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion created a tiered licensing system limiting chip exports broadly, drawing criticism from the EU, Nvidia, and other industry actors during an ongoing feedback period.
- A U.S. Commerce spokesperson announced plans to introduce a streamlined regulation aimed at promoting innovation in the United States and maintaining the country's leadership in AI, signaling a departure from the complicated Biden-era framework.
- If implemented, the Trump administration’s rollback could relax curbs on chip exports in the Gulf region, potentially strengthening ties there and adjusting U.S. Technology policy amid rising China competition.
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Administration efforts to simplify export controls start with AI, could carry forward
The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to simplify U.S. export controls, beginning with a reimagined framework for artificial intelligence diffusion that could be published as early as next week, according to industry sources. The simplification process, though, could extend to new rules to impose further restrictions aimed at China, the sources said. The Trump administration will scrap a Biden administration AI diffusion rule a…
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