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Regulatory action on chips, AI is coming, Commerce official says

By Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2026 | 11:34 AM

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – Action regulating artificial ​intelligence ‌and semiconductors is coming, a U.S. Commerce ‌Department ​official ⁠who oversees ⁠export controls said at a hearing on ​Tuesday.

The official, Jeffrey ⁠Kessler, ⁠made the ​remarks while noting ​that the Trump ‌administration does not plan to ⁠replace the Biden era AI diffusion ⁠rule, ‌which set ⁠up ​a ‌global regime ​capping AI ⁠chip shipments certain countries could receive.

(Reporting by Alexandra ​Alper)