The US government through the Department of Commerce has published a regulation approving the export of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China under the conditions that (1) the chips will be reviewed by a third-party testing lab to confirm their technical AI capabilities before they can be shipped to China, which cannot receive more than 50% of the total amount of chips sold to US customers; and (2) Nvidia will need to certify that (a) there are enough H200s in the US, and (b) Chinese customers has demonstrated “sufficient security procedures” and cannot use the chips for military purposes. Those conditions had not been established previously. This decision marks a significant shift from previous restrictions aimed at limiting China’s access to advanced AI hardware. The approval process involved an inter-agency review, and the final decision was made by President Trump. Chinese regulators have yet to formally approve the imports, and there is speculation that they may impose conditions, such as requiring a proportion of domestic chips to be purchased alongside the H200.
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