US senators have summoned Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to testify before the Senate Banking Committee next month. (EPA Images pic)SAN FRANCISCO: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Nvidia Sunday to explain whether it knowingly allowed its most advanced AI chips to reach China, saying this was more important than ex-CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged spy for Beijing.
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday Morning Futures" three days after Huang resigned, Bessent said he wants to know if Nvidia used shell companies to dodge US restrictions and sell its most powerful chips to China.
The US forbids sales to China of the most-cutting edge AI chips, hoping to stay ahead of the Chinese in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.
