OpenAI has stopped publicly pushing for strict limits on chip sales to China, Politico reports
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The dispute over chip exports to China is not only between states: the positions of the SI labs themselves are shifting too.
According to Politico (as relayed by The Next Web), congressional aides and lobbyists say OpenAI has gone quiet on export controls for chips bound for China, although it previously called for them openly. In March 2025 the company told the administration it supported "strict export controls"; in a federal framework proposed in June 2026, a single line about strengthening controls remained, without naming China. An OpenAI spokesperson said it is important for the US to keep a substantial lead in advanced chips and that effective export controls are part of that strategy; the company did not comment on its meetings with officials. Nathan Calvin, general counsel at the advocacy group Encode, called OpenAI's retreat sad. A White House official disputes that the president has eased the rules. The Next Web noted that it had not verified the report.
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