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The Biden governing has privately discourse crest sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and AMD to sure Persian Gulf commonwealth in the interest of national security , Bloombergreported on Monday . The restriction could put a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries , potentially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates , which are heavily put in AI data centers .

The White House increasingly view American AI flake as a key reward on the world stage . Last yr , the United Statesbanned the sale of Nvidia ’s and AMD ’s modern AI chips to China , and placed export confinement on 40 other state around the ball to close loopholes where AI bit could indirectly get to China .

The latest report discussions could indicate that U.S. officials are worried about the Persian Gulf ’s global influence over the AI industry . This year , Saudi Arabia reportedly design tolaunch a $ 40 billion fund to invest in AItechnology , while OpenAI reportedlyheld discussions with a UAE - backed investment fundover take part in its latest $ 6.6 billion funding beat .

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