US restricts exports of Nvidia AI chips to Middle East
by Joe Middleton from Technology | The Guardian on (#6EB21)
Controls apply to A100 and H100 chips, in escalation of US efforts to curb China's access to products
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.
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