Senators Push Trump to Block AI Chip Exports to China

0:00On March 24th, a bipartisan group of senators is pushing the Trump administration to crack down on advanced American AI chips heading to China. Led by Republican Jim Banks of Indiana and Democrat Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, they're calling on the Commerce Department to suspend NVIDIAs. Export licenses after a big smuggling operation came to light. Federal prosecutors recently indicted Wally Liao, a co-founder of SuperMicro, for running a scheme that routed restricted NVIDIA AI chips to China. Through middlemen in countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore, this breaks U.S. export rules meant to protect national security. Lawmakers worry that U.S. tech companies aren't doing enough to stop these diversions, which could help China catch up an AI and boost its military. Banks has long warned against the American firms aiding Beijing's tech ambitions. NVIDIA insists it prioritizes compliance and says unauthorized systems are hard to maintain without support. Still, Warren is probing the company's $20 billion deal

1:02with AI's start-up GROC over competition concerns while Congress eyes the chip. Security act for better chip tracking. With AI driving both economies and defenses, officials face growing calls to tighten export controls and keep U.S. innovations out of rival hands.