Malaysia seizes smuggled AI chips worth US$12 million at Kuala Lumpur airport

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Malaysian customs seized AI chips worth about US$12 million at Kuala Lumpur airport as authorities investigate a suspected semiconductor-smuggling syndicate. Malaysia introduced export controls on advanced US-origin AI chips after US pressure to prevent their diversion to China.

Malaysian customs said on Wednesday ⁠that it ⁠had seized about 49.5 ⁠million ringgit (US$12 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as authorities close in on a syndicate suspected of smuggling high-performance semiconductors through the country’s main airport. Malaysia imposed export controls last year on the movement of advanced AI chips of US origin, following pressure from the United States to stem their flow into China. On October 15, authorities found 30 server...