To Track or Not to Track: The Latest Question Unsettling America’s AI Chipmakers
A new bill in Congress offers what proponents say is a simple solution to China’s AI chip smuggling.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers remarks as President Donald Trump looks on during an “Investing in America” event, April 30, 2025. Credit: The White House via Flickr
Last week, Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang told reporters there is “no evidence” that his company’s highly sought-after chips for artificial intelligence (AI) are being smuggled to China. A new bill in the works in Congress says: Prove it.
An excerpt from the proposed 'Chip Security Act'.
The Chip Security Act, proposed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers this month, would compel chipmakers to outfit their hardware with “location verification” and require chipmakers
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