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White House Exempts Chinese AI; FCC Plans to Ban Transceivers

8/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

The White House exempted Chinese open-weight AI models from the safety testing framework.
President Donald Trump’s June 2 executive order created a program that reviews U.S. models for 30 days and exempts lower-cost models.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Andrew Ng, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis all urged fewer AI restrictions or a regulator.
The FCC plans to ban Chinese optical transceiver imports, targeting Zhongji Innolight’s 27% market share.

History

Historical Context

After the August 2018 NDAA barred Huawei and ZTE from U.S. government use, the Commerce Department added Huawei and 70 subsidiaries to the Entity List on May 15 2019, prompting chip bans on firms like Qualcomm and Intel. The June 2 White House order now exempts AI models, leading Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and Andrew Ng to seek oversight as the FCC reviews Zhongji Innolight’s 27 % stake.

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Story summary

The White House exempted Chinese open-weight AI models from the safety testing framework.
President Donald Trump’s June 2 executive order created a program that reviews U.S. models for 30 days and exempts lower-cost models.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Andrew Ng, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis all urged fewer AI restrictions or a regulator.
The FCC plans to ban Chinese optical transceiver imports, targeting Zhongji Innolight’s 27% market share.

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