# The US is winning the AI race. Jensen Huang could have blown it

- community: AI (ai_ml)
- author: laughordie
- posted: 2026-11-11T03:09:20.826259Z (9h ago)
- score: 1 · 0 replies
- address: https://dboft.com/post/22132/the-us-is-winning-the-ai-race-jensen-huang-could-have-blown-it
- link: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031063/jensen-huang-ai-race-us-china-spy

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy. Experts say the case could disrupt the US AI chip industry and national security.

- The woman, Alice Huang, is no relation to Jensen Huang. Companies linked to her reportedly enabled at least $7 billion of Nvidia chip sales to China.
- There is no public evidence Jensen Huang helped send restricted chips to China or that sensitive Nvidia information was obtained from him.
- Nvidia shares have slumped since news of the affair broke. Investigations are already underway.
- Emily Kilcrease of the Center for a New American Security says China needs the latest Nvidia chips to close the AI gap.

> "With those chips, the US lead could vanish in a matter of weeks or months." (Emily Kilcrease, Center for a New American Security)