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Trump signals US might ease chip export curbs on some Gulf countries
- The Trump administration plans to rescind Biden-era restrictions on exporting advanced AI chips to some Gulf countries as of May 2025.
- Biden's controls, introduced in January 2025, aimed to limit chip exports through a tiered licensing system to block China’s access and started May 15.
- The Biden-era rules faced criticism from allied countries, Nvidia, and the chip industry for their complexity and enforceability, prompting planned revision.
- A US official said the new policy will "unleash American innovation and ensure American AI dominance," possibly removing export tier divisions.
- If finalized, the repeal could ease export limits to Gulf states, potentially improving ties before Trump’s imminent Middle East tour.
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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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