# USA Could Win By Rolling Back AI Export Controls

DevFeed: [USA Could Win By Rolling Back AI Export Controls](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/usa-could-win-by-rolling-back-ai-export-controls-33453.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/01/28/deepseek>)

Published: 2025-01-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>), [deepseek](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deepseek.md>), [CUDA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cuda.md>), [Compiler](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compiler.md>), [Nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvidia.md>), [Machine learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [huawei](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/huawei.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [compiler](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compiler.md>), [cuda](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cuda.md>), [deepseek](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deepseek.md>), [export](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/export.md>), [machine-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion argues that the United States could preserve its AI lead by rolling back export controls on advanced AI chips. It describes how DeepSeek reportedly trained R1 on H800 GPUs and allegedly worked around bandwidth restrictions by writing low-level code directly, while using Huawei 910C NPUs for serving.

## Source excerpt

This might sound crazy to just about everyone, but I think Trump could maintain an AI lead for the United States by immediately rolling back Biden-era export controls on AI chips, like the NVIDIA H100. Hear me out!