May 7 (Reuters) -

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to

rescind Biden-era curbs on the export of advanced artificial

intelligence chips, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of

Commerce said on Wednesday.

The Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, as

the rule is called, was issued by the U.S. Department of

Commerce in January, a week before the end of the administration

of former President Joe Biden. Companies were expected to comply

with its restrictions starting on May 15.

The regulation was aimed at further restricting AI chip

and technology exports, divvying up the world to keep advanced

computing power in the United States and among its allies while

finding more ways to block China's access.

"The Biden AI rule is overly complex, overly

bureaucratic, and would stymie American innovation. We will be

replacing it with a much simpler rule that unleashes American

innovation and ensures American AI dominance," the spokesperson

said.

Last week, Reuters reported that the Trump

administration was

working on changes

to the rule that would limit global access to AI chips,

including possibly doing away with its splitting the world into

tiers that help determine how many advanced semiconductors a

country can obtain.