Miti requires permit for US-made AI chip exports


- Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has imposed an immediate requirement for a Strategic Trade Permit on all exports, transshipments and transits of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips of US origin, as part of efforts to close regulatory gaps.

Miti said the new measure falls under Section 12 of the Strategic Trade Act 2010 (STA 2010), known as the Catch-All Control provision. 

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