Chip-Riese: Nvidia prüft Berichte zu ausländischer Spionage gegen Chef

Santa Clara - Chip manufacturer Nvidia is investigating reports of foreign espionage targeting its CEO, Jensen Huang. The company's board and external investigators will lead the inquiry, it announced. Recent media reports alleged that Huang had an affair with a woman allegedly recruited by the Chinese intelligence service. Huang confirmed in an email to Nvidia employees that he had an affair, apologizing to his family and colleagues.

"I owe a debt of apology to my family and all of you," he wrote, revealing he had been unfaithful to his wife. Earlier reports from the Financial Times had claimed the relationship existed. Nvidia stated in an initial response to the reports that the contacts were routine with a representative of a Nvidia customer company. The Santa Clara-based company, a key player in the AI boom, dominates data centers for AI training and operation.

Huang has cultivated a close relationship with US President Donald Trump in recent years. There have been ongoing disagreements between Huang and the US government regarding restrictions on delivering modern AI chips to China. Huang argues that bans harm Nvidia's dominance and US leadership, as they would accelerate China's development of its own technology.

The US government, for its part, has sought to curb Chinese advancements in Artificial Intelligence by blocking shipments of high-performance chips from companies like Nvidia.