[UPDATE] Politico: OpenAI has gone quiet on strict China chip export controls, per Hill aides and lobbyists
Politico reported on Oct 20, citing congressional aides and lobbyists, that OpenAI has stopped actively backing strict US limits on advanced chip sales to China. The report comes as China hawks plan to attach chip restrictions to the defense bill in the post-midterm lame-duck session. An OpenAI spokesperson said export controls are 'one part' of a broader strategy, and Nvidia declined to comment. TNW's write-up relays Politico without independent verification, so this is single-source. The defense-bill chip language is the next marker for Nvidia's exposure to China policy.