THE Biden administration on Friday, revised rules aimed at making it more difficult for China to access U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chips and chipmaking tools, part of an effort to hobble Beijing’s chipmaking industry on national security grounds.
The rules, published in October, aim to cut off shipments to China of more advanced products. AI chips designed by Nvidia and others as Washington cracks down on Beijing over fears its advanced technology sector could help strengthen China’s military.
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The new rules, which run to 166 pages, take effect Thursday. They point out, for example, that restrictions on chip shipments to China also apply to laptops containing those chips.
The Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, said it plans to continue updating its restrictions on technology shipments to China, while seeking to strengthen and refine measures.
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