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AI Diffusion rule (rescinded)
The January 2025 country-tier rule was rescinded in May 2025; BIS said a replacement rule would follow.
Rescinded Rescission announced 13 May 2025; enforcement officials told not to enforce it. Replacement rule not yet published.
What it does
The rule in brief
The Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (interim final rule of 15 January 2025) would have set three country tiers with caps on advanced chip exports and controls on model weights. On 13 May 2025 the Department of Commerce announced its rescission, instructed enforcement officials not to enforce it, and said BIS plans to publish a regulation formalising the rescission and will issue a replacement rule in the future.
Timeline
Key dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 15 January 2025 | AI Diffusion interim final rule published |
| 13 May 2025 | Rescission announced |
Primary sources
Read it at source
- Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, 90 FR 4544 (15 Jan 2025) Federal Register
- Department of Commerce rescinds the AI Diffusion rule (BIS, 13 May 2025) Regulator
Cite as: InfraCompute regulatory tracker, “AI Diffusion rule (rescinded)”, checked 27 October 2026, https://www.infracompute.co.uk/tools/regulatory-tracker/us-ai-diffusion-rule.
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Method
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