Trump hints at easing NVIDIA's exports of next-generation AI chips to China
According to Reuters, despite Washington's deep-seated concerns that Beijing may use U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance its military capabilities, President Trump recently hinted that he might allow NVIDIA to sell a simplified version of its next-generation advanced AI chips in China.
Critics said that this move could open the door for China to gain access to more advanced computing power from the United States amid the tech rivalry between the two countries.
On August 11, Trump said at a White House press conference: "NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang has a new chip with 30% to 50% less computing power than Blackwell. He will come back to talk to me about this, but it will be a simplified version of the chip, not the most advanced one."
Meanwhile, Trump confirmed that NVIDIA and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have agreed to set aside 15% of their chip revenue to the U.S. government. Foreign media cited officials who said that this was a special arrangement made by NVIDIA and AMD with the Trump administration in exchange for export licenses.
H20 is a computing chip specifically designed for the Chinese market by NVIDIA. In April, the United States banned the sale of H20 chips to China on the grounds of "national security," causing NVIDIA to lose $13.5 billion in cumulative revenue over two quarters. On July 15, NVIDIA announced the resumption of H20 chip supplies to China and plans to launch fully compatible GPU products for the Chinese market.
However, on July 31, the Cyberspace Administration of China held a meeting with NVIDIA regarding the security risks of vulnerabilities and backdoors in the H20 chip. NVIDIA responded on August 1, emphasizing that cybersecurity is crucial for the company, and that there are no "backdoors" in the chips. That same day, the official Chinese media outlet People's Daily published an editorial titled "How Can I Trust You, NVIDIA?" directly pointing out that companies need to provide convincing security evidence, or else they will lose the trust of the Chinese market.
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