The US Department of Commerce withdraws proposed rule on AI chip exports, reasons for the withdrawal have not been disclosed

BlockBeats News, March 14th, according to foreign media reports, a government website showed that the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday withdrew a proposed rule on artificial intelligence (AI) chip exports. The draft rule was originally intended to regulate global access to AI chips and was sent to other agencies for comments at the end of February. The website did not specify the reason for the withdrawal. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce has not yet responded to a request for comment.

This withdrawal marks another reversal by the Trump administration in rescinding and replacing the AI chip export framework released by the Biden administration in January 2025. This rule, called the Artificial Intelligence Action Plan Implementation, was published on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs website on February 26th, labeled as "under review," and was later taken down.

Documents show that the plan had considered foreign investment in U.S. data centers or security assurances as conditions for approving the export of 200,000 or more chips. A former official said on Friday that the withdrawal of the latest proposed rule likely reflects internal government disagreements on how to achieve global AI dominance and address national security concerns. (Golden Finance)