It seems that the Donald Trump administration will withdraw the semiconductor export control plan for artificial intelligence (AI) established by the previous Biden administration.
According to reports from Reuters and others on the 7th (local time), a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce noted that the AI export control policy from the Biden administration was "too complicated and bureaucratic" and that it would be "replaced."
Bloomberg News also reported, citing multiple sources, that the Trump administration will not implement the related measures that will take effect on the 15th.
Previously, the Biden administration had established an AI semiconductor export control system called the 'Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion' in January at the end of its term.
The system categorizes countries worldwide into ▲allied and partner countries ▲general countries ▲countries of concern such as China, Russia, and North Korea, and controls the export of AI semiconductors based on these classifications. South Korea falls into the category of ▲allied and partner countries.
Under this measure, there are no export restrictions for allied countries, while general countries have export limits set, and countries of concern face complete export controls.
As the Trump administration is conducting trade negotiations with major countries following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs earlier last month, there are analyses that the issue of AI semiconductor export controls may also be linked to this.
Earlier in March, Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, stated that China intends to include indirect export controls in trade agreements with various countries to prevent it from securing American-made semiconductors.