# The US is winning the AI race. Jensen Huang could have blown it

https://mins.news/en/item/137829

- The Verge, 2026-11-10 19:04 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1031063/jensen-huang-ai-race-us-china-spy

> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, whose activities were reportedly known to US intelligence and Donald Trump. Experts say the episode could disrupt the US AI industry, threaten national security and erode America’s tenuous technological lead over China. There is no public evidence that Huang helped divert restricted Nvidia chips to China.

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