US lawmaker targets Nvidia chip smuggling to China with new bill

US politicians want to track Nvidia chips smuggled to China

A former particle physicist and chip designer is advocating for US authorities to adopt an effective method for tracking Nvidia GPUs. "The technology is already there," a supporter of the bill said, adding that the US Department of Commerce would simply need to develop appropriate regulations and enforce existing bans...Read Entire Article

US Lawmaker Targets Nvidia Chip Smuggling to China With New Bill

A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial-intelligence chips like those made by Nvidia after they are sold.

US lawmaker targets Nvidia chip smuggling to China with new bill

A U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce legislation in coming weeks to verify the location of artificial-intelligence chips like those made by Nvidia after they are sold.

Democratic Representative Bill Foster recently proposed a bill to prevent the smuggling of fleas.

We've seen the game by now: The US is tightening its export controls, while China is finding new ways. Whether via Dubai, Singapore, or the good old "re-export loophole" – NVIDIA's highly sought-after AI accelerators continue to reliably end up where they're not supposed to, despite the ban. And because traditional trade barriers are apparently no longer getting us anywhere, they're now thinking [...] Source

Nvidia Chief Takes Concerns About New AI Chip Controls to Congress

During a closed-door meeting with U.S. lawmakers May 1, Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang reiterated his opposition to the Bureau of Industry and Security's recent AI diffusion rule, the company said. Huang told the House...