Export controls

4 entries between October 2022 and September 2026, 1 turning point.

Turning points

  1. The US restricts advanced chip exports to China

    The US Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule on 7 October 2022 restricting exports to China of advanced computing chips, chip-making equipment, and related technology. Its provisions took effect in stages on 7, 12, and 21 October.

Every entry

  1. Jensen Huang defends AI distillation as competition

    On 28 September 2026 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Squawk Box that training AI models on rivals’ outputs is ‘not robbery’: ‘That’s called competition.’ ‘You’re allowed to test somebody else’s products all you want,’ he said. Nvidia’s products get stripped ‘down to bones.’

  2. Trump and Xi open US-China super-intelligence dialogue

    Trump and Xi established a US-China Super Intelligence Dialogue at their 24 September meeting, with the next exchange due by November 2026 and a bilateral channel for SI incidents. The White House fact sheet does not mention chip export controls.

  3. US lifts export restrictions on Anthropic’s top Claude models

    The United States lifted export restrictions on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 models on 30 June 2026, the company said. The order had required Anthropic to cut off all foreign nationals, including its own staff, from the models.

  4. The US restricts advanced chip exports to China

    The US Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule on 7 October 2022 restricting exports to China of advanced computing chips, chip-making equipment, and related technology. Its provisions took effect in stages on 7, 12, and 21 October.