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(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration plans to rescind some Biden-era AI chip curbs as part of a broader effort to revise global semiconductor trade restrictions that have drawn strong opposition from major tech companies and foreign governments.<\/span><\/p>\n The repeal of the so-called AI diffusion rule, which is not yet final, seeks to refashion a policy launched under President Joe Biden that created three broad tiers of countries for regulating the export of chips from Nvidia Corporation and others. The Trump administration will not enforce that framework when it takes effect on May 15, according to people familiar with the matter, and is instead drafting its own version of the rules that\u2019s likely to focus on direct negotiations with nations like the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n The policy debate, which remains ongoing, centers on the question of how to regulate semiconductor shipments to places outside of China. Both Trump and Biden officials have sought to crack down on Beijing\u2019s semiconductor ambitions, over concerns that advanced chip and AI technology could lend China a military edge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scrapping the AI diffusion framework won\u2019t change the measures targeting China, which Trump\u00a0recently toughened. Rather, it would provide fresh opportunities for other countries to negotiate their own chip access, as governments around the world seek to develop domestic AI capabilities. Those deals could be influenced by investment promises or broader trade and diplomatic considerations.<\/span><\/p>\n