NVIDIA export controls will get even more aggressive in coming months
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross · ep#240 "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse" · source
Prediction text
NVIDIA export controls will get even more aggressive in coming months | the critical product of Nvidia compute is already highly export controlled. It's it it may get even more export controlled over the the coming months.
Verbatim quote
the critical product of Nvidia compute is already highly export controlled. It's it it may get even more export controlled over the the coming months.
Predictor: Alex Wissner-Gross
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Milestone chain
- 2025-12-15hitTrump administration approves H200 sales to China with 25% revenue shareHow: Trump administration policy announced: NVIDIA permitted to sell H200 AI chips to Chinese firms in exchange for 25% revenue share to U.S. government; verified by White House / Commerce Dept / major outletSource: https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2026/01/lawmakers-worry-over-new-rule-will-allow-sales-nvidias-h200-chips-china/410696/conf 90%
- 2026-01-15hitBIS final rule effective: H200 + AMD MI325X license review made more flexible (NOT more aggressive)How: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) final rule on revised license review policy for advanced computing commodities takes effect, allowing case-by-case review of H200/MI325X exports to China per Federal RegisterSource: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00789/revision-to-license-review-policy-for-advanced-computing-commoditiesconf 95%
- 2026-05-01 → 2026-11-30pendingCascade: NVIDIA reports declining China data-center revenue despite policy easingHow: NVIDIA quarterly earnings (FY27 Q1, Q2, Q3) shows China data-center revenue declines QoQ despite policy easing; reflects Chinese preference for domestic alternatives (Huawei Ascend)Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-could-seize-chinas-ai-chip-crown-in-2026-as-nvidias-h200-shipments-stall-in-regulatory-limbo-beijing-pushes-homegrown-ai-hardware-dominance-in-a-market-projected-to-hit-usd67-billion-by-2030conf 65%
- 2026-04-01 → 2026-12-31pendingMajor chip-smuggling enforcement action ($100M+ scale) prosecutedHow: DOJ / Commerce announces indictment / settlement involving illicit export of $100M+ NVIDIA H100/H200 chips to China; verified via DOJ press release / SEC filingsSource: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/03/01/chasing-the-chip-smugglers-nvidia-ai-chips-china/conf 70%
- 2026-04-30 → 2026-12-31pendingBlackwell architecture remains barred from China sales through 2026How: BIS / Commerce Dept maintains export ban on NVIDIA Blackwell (B100/B200/GB200) chips to PRC entities through 2026; no rule change, verified via Federal Register / BIS press releasesSource: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/nvidia-china-chip-sales-export-controls-ai-competition.htmlconf 75%
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Top incoming (parents)
Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_015 Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue direct — Jensen Huang | 66.3% | 0.450 | 0.050 | -0.065 |
| prereq | SEM_027 Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $5 — Joseph Moore | 68.3% | 0.450 | 0.050 | -0.065 |
| killer | TK02 AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | 12.0% | 0.050 | 0.450 | +0.018 |
| prereq | SEM_014 Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated — Jensen Huang | 86.1% | 0.450 | 0.050 | +0.007 |
| prereq | SEM_011 Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 20 — Jensen Huang | 85.5% | 0.450 | 0.050 | +0.006 |
Top outgoing (children)
Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 230_006 The frontier models will go dark — kept internal to benefit — Peter Diamandis | 48.0% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.204 |
| prereq | 231_039 Elon will build out his own chip fabs due to his attack-cons — Peter Diamandis | 47.2% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.195 |
| prereq | 248_033 Superhuman AI will make BCI-enhanced humans irrelevant compa — Dave Blundin | 36.7% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.110 |
| prereq | 247_023 AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does — Dave Blundin | 40.8% | 0.720 | 0.050 | -0.105 |
| prereq | 242_031 Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2 — Peter Diamandis | 36.1% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.085 |
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Beneficiaries (24)
Adverse (2)
Prerequisites (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_011 | Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_027 | Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_014 | Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025). | Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_015 | Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans. | Policy/Semis | — |
| killer | TK02 | AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | — | — |
Dependents (5)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 247_023 | AI will be able to do everything a white collar worker does imminently | AI | — |
| prereq | 242_031 | Most large companies' business models will be disrupted in 2-5 years | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | 231_039 | Elon will build out his own chip fabs due to his attack-constraints approach. | AI | — |
| prereq | 230_006 | The frontier models will go dark — kept internal to benefit the labs in an all-out battle. | AI | — |
| prereq | 248_033 | Superhuman AI will make BCI-enhanced humans irrelevant compared to AI 2 years from today. | AI | — |
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