What Happened
Commerce Department Closes Loophole Allowing AI Chip Exports
The US Department of Commerce has moved to close a potential loophole that may have allowed companies to export advanced AI chips to Chinese entities located outside China. The guidance, posted on the Commerce Department’s website, suggests that hundreds of thousands of chips may have been exported in the past year. The decision does not require data centers to stop using or servicing the affected chips. This development was first reported by Reuters.