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US exempts Taiwan from chip sales regulations
The US Department of Commerce announced that it will impose new artificial intelligence chip sales regulations, with Taiwan among the United States' 18 allies not to face restrictions.
According to a senior administration official, those countries including Taiwan are categorized in the first tier, which does not create new restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips and does not restrict exports of the most powerful closed-weight frontier AI models that are stored securely.
The official added that entities that meet high security and trust standards and are headquartered in close allies and partners can obtain highly trusted "Universal Verified End User" status, allowing them to place up to 7% of their global AI computational capacity in countries around the world.
22 countries are categorized in the third tier, including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, with these countries newly subject to restrictions on transfers of the most powerful closed-weight frontier AI models.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says the change provides greater clarity for international partners, and counters security risks posed by countries of concern or malicious actors.
