Trump AI Export Program Falters as Nvidia, OpenAI and AMD Hold Back
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 11
Trump AI Export Program Falters as Nvidia, OpenAI and AMD Hold Back
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 11
Summary
Major U.S. tech companies expected to anchor the Trump administration’s AI export push have not confirmed participation, leaving the program’s launch well short of expectations.
Commerce structured the initiative around full AI export packages—combining chips, cloud, models, cybersecurity and industry applications—an approach executives say few companies can deliver alone.
Nvidia said only that it looks forward to participating, while OpenAI and AMD did not say whether they are involved, underscoring the industry’s reluctance to publicly commit.
That hesitation also reflects political risk: some executives see limited upside in tying overseas deals to Trump, especially after the administration’s abrupt order on Anthropic raised fears that policy could shift quickly again.