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Huang Jen-hsun has been involved in several investigations due to scandals such as suspected extramarital affairs and involvement in Chinese espionage, and it has been alleged that he may be surrounded and suppressed by Washington’s political and intelligence forces, causing Huida to lose support among the Democratic and Republican parties at the same time.
Huida (Nvidia) CEOJen-Hsun Huang Scandals have emerged one after another with reports of a suspected female spy and Huida’s extramarital affairs with a female supervisor, taking this influential figure in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry by storm. At the same time, he was investigated by HUIDA’s board of directors, the US Congress, and intelligence agencies.
The surprising thing is why these scams have come to light with such intensity in recent times. Is the timing a coincidence?
Huang, 63, is facing an FBI investigation. Both the Republican and Democratic parties in the United States also asked him to report to members of Congress. Huida’s board of directors held an emergency meeting to discuss Huang Renxun’s departure.
Huang Renxun’s friends privately told the Financial Times that Huang Renxun has become the target of investigation by various parties, and a “deep state” may be operating behind the scenes. He believes that US intelligence has been looking for trouble with Huang Renxun for a long time. He is skeptical of the idea that “Beijing wants to set a trap for Huang Renxun to jump through.” After all, Huang Renxun has always advocated that the United States maintain relations with China.
Before the US midterm elections on November 3, unfavorable news for Huang Renxun is coming one after another, and it has become more intense after the election. The timing coincides with a wave of protest by American voters against AI data centers and following the Republican Party’s disastrous defeat in the midterm elections. As soon as Huang Renxun’s extramarital affair was linked to Chinese spies and national security issues, even though he had a close relationship with US President Trump, he could not defend her.
“Huang Jen-hsun’s troubles are just beginning,” said Hammond, chief economist at the Center for American Innovation (FAI), a right-wing think tank in Washington. He reported that Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang had eroded his credibility in Washington. Jen-Hsun Huang has been active in Washington for the past two years, lobbying vigorously against regulation of AI, refuting concerns about AI safety, and fighting against a ban on the sale of Huida chips. “(His intentions) were always suspected and now they have been confirmed,” Hammond said.
Anti-China advocates and critics from tech groups on Capitol Hill are now seeking bipartisan support for a strict export control bill, including a provision that would block Chinese companies from remotely accessing Southeast Asian data centers powered by American chips, such as the facilities of Singapore-based cloud services provider MegaSpeed. Huang Le previously served as a director of MegaSpeed.
After new blood in Congress next January, Democratic congressmen could put Huida in a worse position with their newly gained subpoena power.
Jen-Hsun Huang once praised Trump as a “genius”. Huida also donated US$25 million last year to Trump’s plan to renovate the White House dining room, which angered Democratic congressmen and drew criticism. Last year, Senate Democratic leaders jointly issued a letter criticizing the national security decision as “ordered by a well-connected CEO who stands to greatly benefit from the removal of significant export controls.”
After the Zhen-Hsun Huang scandal broke, the Democratic Party immediately tried to link the Huida CEO’s problem to the lame duck president. Democratic senators Warren and Coons on Wednesday asked three senior officials, including Commerce Secretary Lutnick and State Secretary Rubio, to preserve all information related to the sale of HUDA AI chips for future reference.
The Republican Party has also become indifferent to HUDA and has long held discontent ahead of the midterm elections. Huang told CNN last year that it would not matter if China wins the AI race. When they finalized a deal to sell Huida H200 advanced chips to Chinese customers and let the Trump administration take a 25% commission, it further aroused the anger of right-wing politicians in the United States.
In May this year, Republican Senator Banks raised suspicions and warned that HUDA AI chip controls were sent to China through shell companies. This casts doubt on Huang Renxun’s claim that “there is no sign of AI chip transfer.”
