Biden administration presents restrictions on AI export

Export restrictions USA restrict the export of AI products

2025-01-15 Source: dpa; ZVEI | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

tmts2026-ticec-banner-en-2000px (https://www.tmts.tw/en)

Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA)

The US government under President Joe Biden has, as the dpa has learned, introduced new restrictions on the export of AI know-how.

Gina Raimondo is the US Secretary of Commerce. She is rigorously committed to ensuring that only allies of the USA get the latest capabilities in terms of artificial intelligence.(Image: AP / S. Walsh) — Gina Raimondo is the US Secretary of Commerce. She is rigorously committed to ensuring that only allies of the USA get the latest capabilities in terms of artificial intelligence.
(Image: AP / S. Walsh)

The restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence products involve both high-performance chips and AI models on which the corresponding software runs, as it states. Germany is among the group of nearly 20 allied countries exempt from the restrictions. In the next 120 days, experts and industry insiders can comment on the planned restrictions. They would then be implemented by the government of Donald Trump, who is known to be inaugurated in a week. It is expected that there could still be changes based on the comments, said U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

The USA defends global leadership in AI

The U.S. government had already restricted the export of AI chips to China, which also affected the semiconductor company Nvidia. Nvidia's chip systems are widely used for training software based on artificial intelligence. The U.S. is considered a world leader in the development of AI and corresponding chips. And it should stay that way, Raimondo notes. AI capabilities could ultimately be used by adversary countries for nuclear simulations, the development of biological weapons, and the general strengthening of their military. In her opinion, AI will be ubiquitous in the coming years. With the measures, the U.S. government aims to ensure that America's adversaries don't get their hands on the most advanced AI systems, while partners should be able to benefit from them.

Criticism from ZVEI

Wolfgang Weber, Chairman of the ZVEI Management Board, sees the export restrictions as "a fatal signal". According to the Association of the Electrical and Digital Industry, the EU Commission and the upcoming German government must find responses to this initiative by the USA. "Under the current conditions, Europe and Germany risk being left behind in the global competition for semiconductor technologies for artificial intelligence," Weber fears. That the U.S. government excludes certain European countries, including important partners and NATO members like Poland, should be understood as a warning sign. In Europe, the planned categorization and separation by the U.S. government could hardly be realized without significant disruptions to the internal market.

"The European Union must not allow itself to be divided on this issue, but must resolutely pool its own political and economic strengths. We need to effectively promote research, chip design, and production in Europe to strengthen the resilience of our industry and economy and ensure the long-term availability of chips and microelectronics," urges the association's managing director.

Subscribe to the newsletter now

Don't Miss out on Our Best Content

Business E-mail

Please enter a valid mailadress.

By clicking on „Subscribe to Newsletter“ I agree to the processing and use of my data according to the consent form (please expand for details) and accept the Terms of Use. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy. The consent declaration relates, among other things, to the sending of editorial newsletters by email and to data matching for marketing purposes with selected advertising partners (e.g., LinkedIn, Google, Meta)

Date: 08.12.2025

Naturally, we always handle your personal data responsibly. Any personal data we receive from you is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. For detailed information please see our privacy policy.

Consent to the use of data for promotional purposes

I hereby consent to Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG, Max-Planck-Str. 7-9, 97082 Würzburg including any affiliated companies according to §§ 15 et seq. AktG (hereafter: Vogel Communications Group) using my e-mail address to send editorial newsletters. A list of all affiliated companies can be found here

Newsletter content may include all products and services of any companies mentioned above, including for example specialist journals and books, events and fairs as well as event-related products and services, print and digital media offers and services such as additional (editorial) newsletters, raffles, lead campaigns, market research both online and offline, specialist webportals and e-learning offers. In case my personal telephone number has also been collected, it may be used for offers of aforementioned products, for services of the companies mentioned above, and market research purposes.

Additionally, my consent also includes the processing of my email address and telephone number for data matching for marketing purposes with select advertising partners such as LinkedIn, Google, and Meta. For this, Vogel Communications Group may transmit said data in hashed form to the advertising partners who then use said data to determine whether I am also a member of the mentioned advertising partner portals. Vogel Communications Group uses this feature for the purposes of re-targeting (up-selling, cross-selling, and customer loyalty), generating so-called look-alike audiences for acquisition of new customers, and as basis for exclusion for on-going advertising campaigns. Further information can be found in section “data matching for marketing purposes”.

In case I access protected data on Internet portals of Vogel Communications Group including any affiliated companies according to §§ 15 et seq. AktG, I need to provide further data in order to register for the access to such content. In return for this free access to editorial content, my data may be used in accordance with this consent for the purposes stated here. This does not apply to data matching for marketing purposes.

Right of revocation

I understand that I can revoke my consent at will. My revocation does not change the lawfulness of data processing that was conducted based on my consent leading up to my revocation. One option to declare my revocation is to use the contact form found at https://contact.vogel.de. In case I no longer wish to receive certain newsletters, I have subscribed to, I can also click on the unsubscribe link included at the end of a newsletter. Further information regarding my right of revocation and the implementation of it as well as the consequences of my revocation can be found in the data protection declaration, section editorial newsletter.