Nvidia's Espionage Scandal: The Relationship Between Alice Huang and Jensen Huang
It has been revealed that Alice Huang, identified by US intelligence as a Chinese agent, established a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, gaining access to the company's artificial intelligence chips.
US intelligence agencies determined that Alice Huang, hailing from the Shanghai financial world, is an intelligence operative engaged in espionage activities on behalf of China.
Through the firm Megaspeed, which she established via a Singapore-based shell company, Alice Huang managed to purchase billions of dollars worth of AI chips from Nvidia despite US export restrictions. Following a change in its ownership structure, Megaspeed was soon announced as Nvidia's cloud partner.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged that he is 63 years old and had a relationship with Alice Huang. The company announced that it has launched an internal investigation into the matter. The relationship between the two, who met in Singapore in December 2023, has placed itself at the center of the artificial intelligence technology competition between the US and China.
While it is noted that President Trump, who was briefed on the matter last year, did not take any action, recent reports reveal that Alice Huang was tasked with espionage by China's Ministry of State Security.
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- nytimes.com · Link