US restricts exports of Nvidia AI chips to Middle East
Source: The Guardian
US restricts exports of Nvidia AI chips to Middle East
Controls apply to A100 and H100 chips, in escalation of US efforts to curb China’s access to products
Joe Middleton
Thu 31 Aug 2023 10.47 BST
Last modified on Thu 31 Aug 2023 11.24 BST
The US has expanded the restriction of exports of Nvidia artificial intelligence chips beyond China to some countries in the Middle East.
Nvidia, which is one of the world’s most valuable companies at $1.2tn, said in a regulatory filing this week the curbs affected its A100 and H100 chips, which are used to accelerate machine-learning tasks on major artificial intelligence apps, such as ChatGPT.
The firm said the controls would not have an “immediate material impact” on its results. It did not say which countries in the Middle East were affected by these restrictions.
Nvidia’s rival in the sector, AMD, had also received an informed letter with similar restrictions, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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