US mulls requiring permits for global Nvidia, AMD AI chip sales

Now, the Trump administration is considering taking a formal role in the industry that would include similarly sweeping powers. US officials have written draft regulations that would restrict AI chip shipments to anywhere in the world without American approval, giving Washington broad control over whether other countries can build facilities for training and running artificial-intelligence models — and under what conditions. The proposed regulations would require companies to seek US permission for virtually all exports of AI accelerators from the likes of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., a global expansion of curbs that currently cover around 40 countries, according to people familiar with the matter.