US lawmakers push tougher AI chip export curbs on China after Nvidia-Jensen Huang scandal

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US lawmakers push tougher AI chip export curbs on China after the Nvidia scandal, with new bills seeking greater oversight of sensitive technology sales.

US lawmakers are speeding up efforts to restrict the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China following the recent scandal involving Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and a woman suspected of having links to Chinese intelligence.

Both Democrats and Republicans are supporting several proposed bills that aim to make it harder for sensitive US-made AI chips to reach China and other countries.

The proposed laws would also give the US Congress more power to review chip export approvals and potentially block deals that have already been cleared by the Trump administration, according to The Financial Times.

The political controversy surrounding Nvidia has increased pressure on lawmakers to tighten export rules. The issue has gained attention after questions were raised about how Nvidia chips were allowed to reach Singapore-based company Megaspeed, which is suspected of helping move chips to China.

Owen Tedford, a senior research analyst at Washington-based consultancy Beacon Research, said the scandal has given these proposals fresh support in Congress. He said there was a clear increase in momentum for the legislation following the controversy.

Jensen Huang had earlier pushed for easier export rules so that Nvidia could sell more of its advanced AI chips overseas. However, he resigned earlier this week after revelations that he had extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of having links to Chinese intelligence, according to The Financial Times.

The woman, Alice Huang, was an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia products. She is suspected of working for Chinese intelligence, according to the report.

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US authorities have been investigating Megaspeed for more than a year over suspicions that the company was smuggling advanced Nvidia chips to China.

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