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US splits world into three tiers for AI chip access
While close US allies get unrestricted AI chip access, the rest of the world has numerical limits.
The rules create quotas for about 120 countries and allow unrestricted access for 18 close US allies while maintaining existing bans on China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Companies based in allied nations can apply for "Universal Verified End User" (UVEU) status, allowing them to deploy up to 7 percent of their global AI computing capacity in individual countries. Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon can apply for global authorizations to build data centers, bypassing country quotas after meeting security and human rights requirements.
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