Micro Center is reportedly requiring customers to sign a legal declaration promising not to export RTX 5090 graphics cards purchased inside prebuilt systems. The measure, first spotted by a Reddit user in California, aims to curb GPU smuggling to China amid U.S. export restrictions on high-end AI hardware.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laments the company's zero market share in China's AI hardware sector, advocating for unrestricted US exports of AI chips to the country. Huang believes the benefits of selling advanced technology to China outweigh the risks, comparing the current AI revolution to the Industrial Revolution. He argues the US must lead in AI exports to maintain a strategic edge.
