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

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…