TMTPOST -- U.S.   President Donald Trump on Thursday was said to sign   a slew of executive orders   as part of efforts to promote exports of chips and artificial intelligence ( AI )   tools.

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The White House is preparing for   several   executive orders to be released next week   outlining Trump ’ s vision for winning the AI race with China, and Trump is expected to speak about his AI "action plan"   at that time,   the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with   the matter.  

One of the executive order   is expected to promote exports of U.S. chips and AI tools using organizations like the U.S. Export-Import Bank,   according to the people.   It was reported that the Trump administration treats   sending technology to countries friendly with the U.S. as a priority to ensure they run on American AI and not Chinese products.

Another order, targeting   tech   firms   with AI models   deemed too "woke",   is said to ask   AI companies to get federal   contracts be politically neutral   and unbiased   in   their   AI models. Accelerating permitting for data centers required to train AI models and speeding up energy production for those data centers   is also a focus   of the   upcoming orders.   

The report came as the Trump   administration this week eased   export   control on Nvidia Corporation ’ s   H20   AI   chips to China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen   Huang   during his trip to China   on   Tuesday said that the U.S. government   has approved Nvidia ’ s   filling for export licenses so that   the company   can   start   shipping   and selling   H20 chips   to the   Chinese   market.   In a statement   from Nvidia   on Tuesday,   the California-based company   confirmed it would consume   H20   chip sales to China. Huang in Beijing also provided an update to customers, noting that Nvidia   is filing applications to sell the H20 GPU again.

The   statement   also confirmed   Huang ’ s meeting with Trump   last   week.   It   said Huang promoted AI in both Beijing and Washington D.C., and in the U.S. capital, he met with policymakers   including   President Donald Trump. Huang   in Washington reaffirmed   Nvidia ’ s support for the Trump administration ’ s effort to create jobs, strengthen domestic AI infrastructure and onshore manufacturing, and ensure that America leads in AI worldwide,   according to   the statement.

"A   wide range of bargaining chips are on the table now for a potential US-China tech grand bargain" including semiconductor manufacturing equipment, rare earths, and AI chips, said   Kevin   Xu,a tech investor and founder of US-based Interconnected Capital   who formerly worked in the Obama administration.   Xu called the loosening of export   control on H20 chips   a   possible"sign   of things   to come."