Nvidia has long been the undisputed kingmaker of the artificial intelligence age but Donald Trump is now moving to take that crown for himself by rewriting the rules of the industry in his own image.
According to credible reports, United States officials have drafted a sweeping new regulatory framework that would limit AI chip shipments to anywhere in the world without approval from the US commerce department. The administration has suggested that nations whose companies want to purchase large amounts of Nvidia and AMD chips for AI data centres would need to commit to invest in America and make stringent security promises. It reinforces the notion that access to the world’s most advanced computing power will increasingly be conditional on alignment with Washington’s strategic priorities.