U.S. lawmakers request Nvidia CEO's testimony after report of Chinese recruitment
A report says China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a Megaspeed executive to gather information on Nvidia and its AI chips, prompting three House committees to seek a briefing from CEO Jensen Huang.
The New York Times reported that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, to obtain information about American artificial-intelligence chips and to potentially influence Nvidia to make its most advanced chips available to China. Megaspeed is a Nvidia customer, and Alice Huang is described as having relationships with senior figures in the AI-chip sector, including executives at Gigabyte.
The newspaper said the relationship between Alice Huang and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who are not related, is "close." President Donald Trump was briefed about the relationship last year but took no action, according to the report.
Following the disclosure, three House committees have asked Jensen Huang to appear for a joint, closed-door briefing on his interactions with Alice Huang.
"We are reviewing the matter to determine whether any further steps are needed," a spokesperson for the committees said.