Microsoft will urge Trump to overhaul curbs on AI chip exports: report

Microsoft will call for President Donald Trump’s team to ease the limits on chips that can be used in data centers for training AI models so they no longer apply to a group of US allies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The proposal, mentioning allies including India, Switzerland and Israel, will be in a Microsoft blog post scheduled for release on Thursday, according to the report.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Tighter US restrictions on the exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips,…