Biden Aims to Close Loopholes Allowing Chinese Tech Firms to Skirt AI Chip Restrictions

Biden administration plans to close loopholes allowing Chinese companies to buy restricted AI chips through overseas subsidiaries.

New export controls may blacklist foreign subsidiaries of Chinese companies attempting to obtain controlled US technologies.

Chinese companies have been using backchannels and shell companies to obtain restricted US chips.

Chinese cloud providers have ordered thousands of "nerfed" Nvidia A800 GPUs designed to comply with export rules.

Upcoming export restrictions may attempt to limit Chinese access to cloud-based AI accelerators hosted abroad.