Discussions with the White House to allow American AI chip company Nvidia to sell a less advanced version of its next-generation GPU chip to China will take time, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday.
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When asked about White House talks on Blackwell chip sales to China in a Fox Business News interview, Huang said the discussions had started.
“The conversation will take a while, but … President [Donald] Trump understands that having the world build AI on the American tech stack helps America win the AI race.”
Earlier this month, Trump suggested he might allow Nvidia to sell a scaled-down version of the chip in China, noting that it would be 30 to 50 per cent less capable than the regular version.
That comes despite deep-seated fears in Washington that China could harness US artificial intelligence capabilities to supercharge its military.
Trump confirms Nvidia deal to sell lower-end chips to China
Trump confirms Nvidia deal to sell lower-end chips to China
China hawks fear allowing even stripped-down Blackwell chip sales to China could open the door to Beijing securing more advanced computing power from the US, even as the two countries battle for technology supremacy.
Trump, Nvidia talks to allow Blackwell chip sales in China will take time: CEO
