Ex-NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang to appear before Congress in national security hearing

Congress aims to determine if the ousted NVIDIA CEO’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy presents a risk to the United States.

In the wake of a devastating week for NVIDIA, ousted CEO Jensen Huang looks to be headed to Congress to testify on risks to US national security following his affair with an alleged Chinese spy.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford sent a letter to Huang summoning him to testify before Congress to the nature of his affair with Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy with which he was having one of several affairs. This is a second letter for such a summons, the first of which was sent earlier on November 5 when allegations of the affairs started to appear.

“As reports continue to come to light regarding Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and Megaspeed, there are clear national security concerns that need to be addressed immediately,” said Chairmen Mast, Moolenaar, and Crawford. “We need to know the full extent to which our national security has been put at risk. This situation is a prime example of why Congress must immediately pass the AI Overwatch Act, Chip Security Act, Match Act, and Remote Access Security Act in the NDAA.”

Since the allegations of these affairs have come out, Huang has been ousted by the NVIDIA Board of Directors. Two of the affairs were allegedly with employees, but given the global competition in AI, primarily between the US and China, US authorities have major investment in secrets that Huang may or may not have shared with the US’s global tech rival.

For his part, Huang has signaled to the BBC that he will cooperate with investigations. As we watch for further updates, stay tuned to the NVIDIA topic.

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