Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy previously under suspicion for AI chip smuggling

The article reports that Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese intelligence operative during a visit to Taiwan. The alleged approach is significant because US authorities had previously suspected the same woman of helping smuggle advanced AI chips to China, though the article presents the espionage account as a report rather than a proven finding.

According to the article, the woman allegedly tried to get close to Huang while he was in Taiwan, where Nvidia has important business ties. She had reportedly drawn US scrutiny over suspected chip-smuggling activity, amid restrictions on exports of advanced processors to China. The supplied article text gives no further detail about when the approach occurred or whether it led to any action against Huang.