US can curb AI chip risks without halting tech exports, US official says

The United States does not need to block the global spread of its AI chips and technology to manage national security risks, a White House official said on Tuesday, signalling a more open stance on exports to trusted allies such as Saudi Arabia.

David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto czar, made his comments in Riyadh days after Washington announced plans to rescind and modify a Biden-era regulation that would limit global access to artificial-intelligence chips.

“The Trump administration has just announced that we will be rescinding what’s…