Commerce Dept. to replace controversial Biden-era ‘AI diffusion’ rule

The Trump administration has decided to scrap the artificial intelligence “diffusion” rule intended to set security controls on AI exports to numerous U.S. allies and partners, a regulation that generated heavy industry criticism before and after its release at the end of the Biden administration.

“The Biden AI rule is overly complex, overly bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation. We will be replacing it with a much simpler rule that unleashes American innovation and ensures American AI dominance,” said a...