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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Resigns Amid Affair, China Espionage Concerns

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned following reports of an extramarital affair with a Singapore-based executive suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence. The executive previously worked for a company scrutinized for allegedly aiding China in acquiring restricted AI chips. This situation has drawn parallels to ancient Chinese espionage tactics, specifically the "beauty stratagem," where personal relationships are used to compromise or spy on adversaries. While Nvidia states no company secrets were leaked, the case highlights concerns about the intersection of AI, national security, and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Linggong Kong, The Conversation ·

    The Jensen Huang Nvidia affair recalls China’s ‘beauty stratagem’ that dates back 2,000 years

    “Meiren ji” is one of “Thirty-Six Stratagems" in a Chinese military text believed to have derived from the Warring States period — 475–221 BCE.