Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated Friday the corporate is “in dialogue” with the U.S. authorities about promoting next-generation AI chips to China.
“Offering a new product to China for the AI data centers, the follow on to H20, that’s not our decision to make,” Huang advised reporters in Taiwan on Friday. “It’s up to, of course, the United States government. And we’re in dialogue with them. But it’s too soon to know.”
His feedback come after the corporate struck an uncommon settlement with the Trump administration earlier this month to share a portion of its income from gross sales of its H20 chips to China.
Each Nvidia and AMD agreed at hand over 15 p.c of income from their H20 and MI308 chips to safe export licenses following a months-long halt on gross sales to China.
The deal has raised authorized questions given restrictions on export taxes and licensing charges, however consultants say it’s unclear whether or not anybody will carry a problem. Lawmakers on either side of the aisle have additionally voiced considerations in regards to the nationwide safety implications of boosting Beijing’s AI capabilities by offering entry to the chips.
The Trump administration seems unphased. White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt advised final week that they may pursue related agreements with different firms, even because the the legality and mechanics are “still being ironed out” by the Commerce Division.
“Right now, it stands with these two companies. Perhaps it could expand in the future to other companies,” Leavitt stated. “I think it’s a creative idea and solution.”
Trump additionally indicated that he would take into account making a deal on a reduced-capacity model of Nvidia’s extra superior Blackwell chip, and Reuters reported Tuesday that the corporate is growing a brand new chip for China primarily based on the Blackwell structure.
