US lawmakers probe Nvidia CEO's statements on chip smuggling

Two U.S. senators have launched an investigation to determine whether statements by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang regarding possible chip smuggling misled authorities. Reuters reports that the politicians have called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to examine whether Huang's past statements may have influenced decisions on granting export licenses for AI chips to China. The focus is on 2025 remarks in which Huang stated there was no evidence of Nvidia chips reaching China illegally, a view that contradicts reports of potential circumvention of export controls. The probe comes amid growing U.S. concerns about the smuggling of advanced AI chips into China despite restrictions