Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO after affairs, one with a suspected Chinese spy. US lawmakers want answers as the scandal wipes out nearly $500 billion.

SAN FRANCISCO (United States): US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang, an architect of the artificial intelligence boom, to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy.

The scandal has wiped almost half a trillion dollars off Nvidia’s market valuation, as it raises national security fears and leaves the AI industry in uncharted waters.

“Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology,” Republican Senator Tim Scott wrote Thursday on X.