// THE VERGE — INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE
The US is winning the AI race. Jensen Huang could have blown it
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Nvidia’s chips are powering America’s AI boom. Of course Chinese spies are interested.
Nvidia’s chips are powering America’s AI boom. Of course Chinese spies are interested.
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As espionage targets go, Jensen Huang is perhaps one of the least surprising on Earth. The Nvidia CEO runs one of the world’s most valuable companies, controls the in-demand technology fueling the AI boom, and is cozy with presidents, CEOs, and all manner of important people. He also wears a cool leather jacket.
Which makes Huang’s admission that he had an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy — reportedly while her spying was known to US intelligence and even President Donald Trump — all the more shocking. The fallout goes well beyond his marriage, his reputation, or Nvidia itself. Experts tell The Verge the incident threatens to disrupt the entire US AI industry, potentially jeopardize national security, and could undermine America’s efforts to maintain its fragile technological lead over China in AI.
“With those chips, the US lead could vanish in a matter of weeks or months.”