US Tech Giants Urge Biden Administration to Avoid New AI Chip Export Restrictions
2025-01-08

On January 8, technology industry organizations issued an appeal to the Biden administration, urging it not to implement regulations limiting global access to AI chips by the end of its term. The appeal warned that such a move could jeopardize the United States' leadership position in artificial intelligence. The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, emphasized that the proposed regulation would unfairly constrain US companies from selling computing systems abroad, effectively ceding the global market to competitors. With the regulation potentially set to be issued on Friday, Jason Oxman, CEO of the Council, penned a letter to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, criticizing the administration for its insistence on introducing this rule during its final days in office.