Nvidia's Jensen Huang at heart of China spy scandal • FRANCE 24 English

It turns out that the new masters of the universe are human – all too human. Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair with Singapore-based Chinese tech CEO Alice Huang, who is no relation. She's under scrutiny over the purchase of Nvidia state-of-the-art chips that may have been smuggled back to the mainland illegally.

China therefore stands accused of exploiting a vulnerability at the heart of the Silicon Valley giant that reigns supreme over two thirds of the planet's AI computing power production.

We ask about the rise and possible fall of Jensen Huang, the Taiwan-born, leather-clad AI icon. The New York Times reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned his boss Donald Trump about the security concerns surrounding the Nvidia boss, and that the US president still invited him aboard Air Force One to attend a Beijing summit back in May.

Ahead of Trump's trip to China next week, we ask about Nvidia's relations with the current White House and whether this scandal marks not only the beginning of the end for a largely unregulated tech industry but more broadly, greater oversight for politicians and boardrooms alike. For the wider world, can one dangerous liaison mark a turning point for superpower relations and the AI race?
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