The US is winning the AI race, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could ruin it all
The US is winning the AI race. Jensen Huang could have blown it
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, and US intelligence and even President Trump were reportedly aware of the woman's espionage activities beforehand. Experts believe the incident could disrupt the entire US AI industry and endanger national security; companies linked to the woman (Alice Huang, no relation to Jensen Huang) reportedly facilitated at least $7 billion in Nvidia chip sales to China, but there is currently no public evidence that Jensen Huang himself helped restricted chips flow to China or leaked sensitive information. CNAS researcher Emily Kilcrease said that if China obtains these chips, the US lead could disappear within weeks or months; Jamestown Foundation researcher Sunny Cheung noted that Jensen Huang's close ties with Trump and policymakers could give Beijing broader information such as export control thinking.