Trump plans to use AI chips as a new bargaining chip in trade negotiations

According to BlockBeats, on April 30th, three informed sources stated that the Trump administration is working to change a Biden era regulation that restricts countries around the world from obtaining artificial intelligence chips. Potential changes include lifting the classification of different countries into several levels to help determine how much advanced semiconductors a country can obtain. Sources say these plans are still under discussion and warn that this may change. But if implemented, this could open the door to using American chips as a more powerful negotiating tool in trade negotiations. The previous regulations were released in January this year, aimed at dividing the usage rights of cutting-edge artificial intelligence chips and controlling the weights of certain models to keep the most advanced computing power in the United States and its allies. At present, the rule divides the world into three levels. Sources say that Trump administration officials are considering abandoning the tiered access system in the rule and replacing it with a global licensing system based on intergovernmental agreements. (Golden Ten)