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Nvidia spy allegations likely to spur laws to tighten China’s access to AI chips, say some lawmakers
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lawmakers → spur → chips
The US Congress is more likely to pass legislation aimed at tightening China’s access to AI chips in light of news that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a suspected Chinese intelligence agent, lawmakers and advocates said.
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lawmakers → pass → agent
Three chip-related measures are slated for possible inclusion in the annual defence authorisation bill for fiscal year 2027, which began in October.
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which → relate → October
Huang’s affair, and his close relationship with US President Donald Trump, has added new urgency to concerns about China’s access to advanced chips that could undermine US national security.
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that → add → security
The measures are the AI Overwatch Act, which would give Congress power over advanced chip exports, the Chip Security Act, which would require businesses to track their chips to combat smuggling, and the Match Act, which would push US allies to restrict more chipmaking equipment to China.
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which → give → China
Nvidia is considered the biggest opponent of both the Chip Security and AI Overwatch acts, according to one former congressional staff member who had direct contact with the company over several months.
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who → consider → months
Until the US Department of Justice brought indictments tied to chip smuggling last year, Huang and Nvidia had argued there was no such smuggling.
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Huang → bring → smuggling
The company said it complied with export laws.
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it → say → laws
Nvidia declined to comment.
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Nvidia → decline → ?
The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced all three bills earlier this year.
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Committee → advance → bills
In a joint statement on Nov 9, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and her Republican colleague Jim Banks of Indiana said that “Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s confirmation of a relationship with a suspected spy for China’s intelligence service makes these national security concerns even more urgent”.
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concerns → say → service
They added: “It is time for Congress to take decisive action to pass key bills like the AI Overwatch Act in the NDAA that will cut off pathways through which China accesses advanced chips.”
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China → add → chips
In March, the senators had urged the Department of Commerce to suspend or reconsider Nvidia’s export licences to China and conduct a full security review.
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senators → urge → review
Democratic Representative Bill Foster of Illinois echoed the senators’ sentiments.
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Foster → echo → sentiments
“Congress has the tools to prevent powerful AI chips from getting in the wrong hands and posing a national security risk,” Foster posted on X on Nov 10, in response to news of Huang’s affair.
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Foster → have → affair
He said the Chip Security Act he introduced with Republican Representative Bill Huizenga of Michigan had passed unanimously out of committee in the House.
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he → say → House
“It’s time to get it across the finish line,” he said.
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he → ’ → line
“The hurdle these bills need to clear is getting the White House onboard,” said Chris MacKenzie, a spokesman for Americans for Responsible Innovation, a Washington non-profit organisation that favours the measures.
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that → need → measures
“With everything that’s surfaced, it would be costly for the White House to back Nvidia in a fight with Congress over restricting Chinese access to chips.”
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House → surface → chips
The White House did not comment on the measures.
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House → comment → measures
The Information Technology Industry Council, whose members include Nvidia, among other groups, has opposed the measures, arguing they could undermine US competitiveness and complicate export control policy.
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they → include → policy
A spokeswoman for the council declined comment on the current Nvidia situation.
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spokeswoman → decline → situation
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