After the Trump administration reversed course to allow Nvidia to resume AI chip sales to China, the chipmaker is defending the move as a win for the US. Nvidia designed its lower-power H20 chip for the Chinese market to comply with US export controls. Democrats, however, argue that the move is puzzling and “stands in direct contradiction” to the White House’s new AI Action Plan: “The PRC’s [People’s Republic of China’s] development of advanced AI capabilities represents a clear risk to the United States national and economic security, and the administration’s willingness to trade away that security is extremely troubling,” the Senators wrote in a letter. The Democrats are also worried the H20 will prove to be a powerful GPU, on par with Nvidia’s other leading-edge chips, despite its lower capabilities. The senators argue that allowing sales to China “undermines” Trump’s AI Action Plan, “which purports to strengthen export control efforts on AI compute.” #nvidia #gpu #H20 #tsmc #t...