Trump signals he could speak to China's Xi about Nvidia's 'super duper' chips (www.cnbc.com)

President Trump said he may raise Nvidia’s newest “Blackwell” AI processors — specifically the GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchip — with Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling it a “super duper chip” and claiming Nvidia is roughly a decade ahead of competitors. Blackwell is Nvidia’s latest GPU architecture used to train and run large language models and other advanced AI workloads; the GB200 is one of its flagship pieces of silicon. Trump also suggested he might permit a downgraded version of Blackwell into China, after Washington briefly eased restrictions on Nvidia’s China-specific H20 chips in July. The comments come amid a standoff over export controls and market access: Beijing unexpectedly barred Chinese firms from importing Nvidia chips, leaving the company effectively “100% out of China,” per CEO Jensen Huang. The episode underscores how high-end AI compute has become a geopolitical bargaining chip — affecting who can develop and run cutting-edge models, supply-chain planning, and Nvidia’s revenue exposure. For the AI/ML community, the outcome could determine the global distribution of training capacity, slow or redirect Chinese model development, and set precedents for future export-policy–driven fragmentation of compute ecosystems. Experts see Beijing’s move as leverage in broader trade negotiations rather than a purely technical restriction.