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AI gets caught in trade war crossfire 04/30/25

Apr 30, 2025
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INSIGHT

Risks of Deal-By-Deal Chip Access

  • Changing chip export controls to deal-by-deal risks broadening trade tensions beyond China to allies like the EU.
  • This uncertainty could hurt chipmakers like Nvidia, implying global chip access depends increasingly on political negotiations.
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China's Growing AI Research Edge

  • China is rapidly catching up in AI research, now hosting 50% of the world's AI researchers.
  • The AI race is a long-term global competition requiring ongoing innovative efforts from the US.
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AI Containment vs Diffusion Debate

  • There's a growing debate in tech between AI containment versus diffusion strategies.
  • Nvidia's Jensen Huang argues spreading American AI worldwide strengthens US tech, opposing strict containment policies.
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