Nvidia Blasts Biden’s AI Chip Policy as Politically Motivated Move Against Trump

• Nvidia has criticized the Biden administration for upcoming new AI restrictions just a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
• The U.S. chipmaker said the restrictions were “disguised as an anti-China move.”
• Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, previously spoke in appreciation for Trump’s upcoming Presidency.

Nvidia has slammed new chip export restrictions that are expected to be announced by the Biden Administration, claiming the government was attempting to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in a little over a week.

The changes will reportedly cap U.S. AI chip sales for individual countries and companies, heavily limiting the amount of computing power that can be exported.

New Chip Restrictions

Bloomberg reported  on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the new changes will create three tiers of chip export restrictions.

The sources said a group of U.S. allies will have full access to American-made chips, but new limits will be imposed on most countries.

One of the central new policies is to limit the total amount of computing power that can be allocated to one nation.

If the policies are brought forward, they will be done so just over a week before President-elect Trump takes office.

Nvidia Slams AI Rules

On Friday, Nvidia slammed the new expected rules, claiming  they were a political switch disguised as an “anti-China move.”

“The extreme ‘country cap’ policy will affect mainstream computers in countries around the world, doing nothing to promote national security but rather pushing the world to alternative technologies,” Ned Finkel, Nvidia’s vice president of government affairs, said in a statement.

Nvidia claims the move is an attempt by the government to control AI that is already being used in everyday systems.

“It makes no sense for the Biden White House to control everyday data-center computers and technology that is already in gaming PCs worldwide, disguised as an anti-China move,” Finkel said.

Finkel said the “last-minute Biden administration policy would be a legacy that will be criticized by US industry and the global community.”

“We would encourage President Biden to not preempt incoming President Trump by enacting a policy that will only harm the U.S. economy, set America back, and play into the hands of U.S. adversaries.”

Jensen Huang and Donald Trump

The move comes after Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO, spoke out in support of Trump’s upcoming Presidency.

In an interview  with Bloomberg, Huang said Nvidia would do “whatever we can to make this administration succeed.”

“We will give them as much insight as we can from our perspective,” he said. “I am sure the administration will make the right moves.”

In anticipation of Trump’s administration, Big Tech has been looking to cozy up to Trump and his policies.

The new administration will play a large part in Nvidia’s future plans and how quickly it can reach its global goals.