Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) criticized a potential plan for new AI chip export curbs, which could be announced soon by the outgoing Joe Biden administration, Bloomberg News reported. "We would encourage President Biden to not preempt incoming President Trump by enacting a policy that will only harm the U.

With an eye on national security, the new approach seeks to protect U.S. technical superiority. Warning that the proposed limits might compromise America's competitive advantage in the global AI race and slow down economic development, Nvidia has rejected them. After the news, after-hours trading saw Nvidia's shares drop almost 1%.

President Joe Biden’s administration plans one additional round of restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips from the likes of Nvidia Corp. just days before leaving office, a final push in his effort to keep advanced technologies out of the hands of China and Russia.