With an eye on national security, the new approach seeks to protect U.S. technical superiority. Warning that the proposed limits might compromise America's competitive advantage in the global AI race and slow down economic development, Nvidia has rejected them. After the news, after-hours trading saw Nvidia's shares drop almost 1%.

The White House is finalizing additional restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence microchips that would hit companies including Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, according to a report.

Shares of Nvidia, the leading maker of AI chips, dipped more than 1% in late trading after Bloomberg reported on the plan. They had been up 4.3% this year through the close, following stratospheric gains in 2023 and 2024 that turned the company into the world’s most valuable chipmaker.