A limitation on exports of AI processors made in the US set to go into effect on May 15 is now rescinded after an order from the Department of Commerce (PDF).The AI Diffusion Rule was set in motion at the end of the Biden administration and would have limited the the number of AI processors that could be sold to foreign countries.

President Donald Trump has continued to voice his desire for the U.S. to remain an AI leader while trying to keep top tech out of the hands of China.

“AI chips should not be bargaining chips for broader trade deals,” says Janet Egan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). “They underpin US AI dominance, and we have to be really careful to not make short term decisions that might be beneficial for trade in the near term, but cede AI leadership in the longer term.”