WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday revised rules aimed at making it harder for China to access U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chips and chip-making tools, part of an effort to curb Beijing’s chip industry over national security concerns. .
The rules, published in October, aim to stop the supply of more advanced artificial intelligence chips developed by Nvidia (NASDAQ:) and others to China as Washington cracks down on Beijing over concerns that its booming technology sector could help bolster China’s military.
The new rules, which are 166 pages long, will come into force on Thursday. For example, they clarify that restrictions on the supply of chips to China also apply to laptops containing these chips.
The Commerce Department, which oversees export controls, said it plans to continue updating its restrictions on technology shipments to China in an effort to strengthen and clarify those measures.