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The USA is contemplating new restrictions on exports of synthetic intelligence chips to China, the Wall Avenue Journal reported, citing folks accustomed to the matter, as a part of last guidelines codifying export controls introduced in October.
Latest restrictions may very well be applied subsequent month after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s go to to China to keep away from angering Beijing.
The leasing of cloud providers to Chinese language synthetic intelligence firms can also be restricted, the report mentioned. Restrictions on US funding in China and different geopolitical rivals are additionally being thought of.
Final yr’s measures barred US companies from working with Chinese language chipmakers and allowed some chips to be bought solely to Chinese language firms with an export license over nationwide safety issues.
Earlier than that, the US authorities halted the sale of some AI chips by Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Superior Micro Gadgets ( AMD ) to China and Russia.
Nvidia’s (NVDA) A100 chip and different microprocessors had been amongst these restricted. The most recent restrictions may doubtlessly ban the sale of A800 chips with out a license. The A800 chip was launched in response to final yr’s export rules.
The US has additionally lobbied its allies overseas to take comparable measures in opposition to China, whereas the Netherlands and Japan have relented.
