Trump, Nvidia CEO Discuss DeepSeek, AI Chip Exports

MEETING COMES AFTER NEW CHINESE AI MODEL SPARKS CONCERN

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REUTERS Washington, February 1

US President Donald Trump and the CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, discussed DeepSeek—the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world—and tightening AI chip exports during their meeting at the White House on Friday, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

Trump did not provide details of the meeting but called Huang a “gentleman.”

“I can’t say what’s going to happen. We had a meeting. It was a good meeting,” Trump said.

The Friday afternoon meeting came as the government is set to further restrict AI chip exports this spring to ensure advanced computing power remains in the United States and among its allies, while looking for more ways to block China’s access.

“We appreciated the opportunity to meet with President Trump and discuss semiconductors and AI policy,” an Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement. “Jensen and the President discussed the importance of strengthening US technology and AI leadership.”