Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang cheated on his wife with a Chinese spy” - with these headlines, a loud scandal is now breaking out in the artificial intelligence industry. The woman's name is Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le. She held a leadership role at Mega Speed, a major Nvidia customer. The company was previously investigated due to suspicions of circumventing American export restrictions and possibly supplying advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. And now a chronology of events:
- Spring 2026. Senior US officials receive an intelligence memo: the Chinese intelligence agencies allegedly recruited Alice Huang for a honey trap against the head of Nvidia. The goal is to gather information and convince Huang to promote the supply of artificial intelligence chips to China.
- October 29. The "New York Times" publishes an investigation: the American intelligence agencies suspect Alice Huang of passing information to Beijing. At the same time, it turns out that the woman got close to Jensen Huang.