Donald Trump officials eye changes to Biden’s AI chip export rule, sources say

The Trump administration is working on changes to a Biden-era rule that would limit global access to AI chips, including possibly doing away with its splitting the world into tiers that help determine how many advanced semiconductors a country can obtain, three sources familiar with the matter said. The sources said the plans were still under discussion and warned they could change. But if enacted, removing the tiers could open the door to using US chips as an even more powerful negotiating tool in trade talks. The regulation, which was issued in…