China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang

Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, is reportedly the focus of a "Chinese spy plot" to gather intelligence on American AI chips. According to The New York Times, China's intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to spy on Huang, the CEO of Nvidia. The MSS aimed to obtain information on American AI chips and potentially influence Nvidia to make its advanced chips available to China.

Megaspeed serves as a customer for Nvidia, and Alice Huang is known to have connections with high-ranking executives in the AI chip industry, including leaders at Gigabyte. While a previous report by the NYT suggested Huang was the target of a "Chinese spy plot," this new information comes from the NYT's confirmation that the MSS actually recruited Huang.

The relationship between Huang and Alice Huang, who are not related, is described as "close" by the NYT. Former President Trump, who has a friendly relationship with Huang, was briefed on this matter last year but did not take any action. Recently, three House committees requested Huang to appear for a closed-door briefing on his interactions with Alice Huang.