US tackles loopholes in curbs on AI chip exports to China: Official

The new rules, details of which Reuters is reporting for the first time, will be added to sweeping US restrictions on shipments of advanced chips and chipmaking equipment to China unveiled last October. The updates are expected this week, other people familiar with the matter said, though such timetables often slip.

The latest crackdown on tech exports to China coincides with US efforts to thaw difficult relations between the world's two largest economies. Several senior members of the Biden administration have met their Chinese counterparts in recent months, and the latest round of rules risks complicating the diplomatic effort.

The US now plans to introduce new guidelines for AI chips that will restrict certain advanced datacenter AI chips that are not currently captured, the US official said. Chips meant for consumer products like laptops will be exempt from the new curbs, the official said. But companies will need to tell the Commerce Department when they are filling orders for the most powerful consumer chips to make sure they are not being used in ways that threaten national security, according to the official.

The US also plans to introduce a"performance density" parameter to help prevent future workarounds, the official said, but declined to elaborate.The updated rules also are meant to cover AI chips as technology evolves. The US will require companies to notify the government about semiconductors whose performance is just below the guidelines before they are shipped to China, the official said.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)

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