US Believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Had Romantic Relationship With Chinese 'Spy': Report
Alice Huang was working for Beijing's Ministry of State Security, which was maneuvering to glean more detail about American artificial intelligence chips, according to the media reports
A US intelligence assessment reportedly claims that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman suspected of being an asset for China's Ministry of State Security. According to the Free Press Journal, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data-center company and Nvidia customer. NDTV reports that she was working for Beijing's Ministry of State Security to obtain more detail regarding American artificial intelligence chips.
Following these reports, Republican lawmakers from the House committees on the Chinese Communist Party, foreign affairs, and intelligence sent a letter to Huang requesting his presence at a closed-door briefing on November 18. The committees are seeking to learn more about Nvidia's security protocols against foreign espionage and Huang's reported interactions with Alice Huang. Slashdot notes that these lawmakers believe it is vital to determine the extent to which US national security has been placed at risk.
Nvidia has pushed back against the claims. A company representative stated that regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information rather than sensitive trade secrets or information relevant to national security. As reported by The National Business and The National UAE, the representative did not confirm whether Mr. Huang would agree to appear before Congress.
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