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Sources: US intelligence concluded that Megaspeed executive Alice Huang was recruited by China's top spy agency MSS to collect intelligence on Jensen Huang (New York Times)
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- US intelligence reportedly concluded that Megaspeed executive Alice Huang was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) to collect intelligence on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
- According to The New York Times, the MSS enlisted her to glean information about American AI chips and potentially influence the company.
- The reporting is based on anonymous sources, and the sources cited do not provide further public evidence.
Why it matters
Reports of state intelligence targeting AI chip companies and their intermediaries may increase scrutiny of business relationships across the AI chip supply chain.
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