U.S. Lawmakers Push to Curb Nvidia Chip Exports to China
U.S. lawmakers want stricter export controls on Nvidia chips after learning that Chinese AI company DeepSeek used them. They are urging restrictions on Nvidia's H20 chip and similar ones, as well as tighter rules on shipments to Singapore to prevent unauthorized transfers.
The concern arose after DeepSeek revealed its AI model R1, which it claims was built using less powerful chips at a lower cost than U.S. models. This raised alarms, as the U.S. had already placed export restrictions to stop China from advancing its military and surveillance AI.
Nvidia says it follows all government rules and that its chips meet the limits set by U.S. regulators. However, lawmakers argue that export controls need to be updated more often to prevent China from finding loopholes. They also want the go...