Two Chinese nationals, Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, were charged with exporting advanced AI chips to China through a company called ALX Solutions. This operation, initiated shortly after export controls were imposed on high-end GPUs by the Biden administration, allegedly shipped powerful GPU chips, including Nvidia’s H100 and GeForce RTX 4090. Seized phones revealed incriminating communications about avoiding US laws by routing shipments through Malaysia. Nvidia claims these arrests affirm the effectiveness of current export laws amid ongoing geopolitical tensions between the US and China regarding AI technology.
Federal authorities in the US have charged two Chinese nationals with secretly exporting advanced AI chips to China, allegedly sending Nvidia's H100 and RTX 4090 chips.
The California-based company ALX Solutions, formed after heavy export controls, shipped the most powerful GPU chips while evading US export laws.
Incriminating communications about exporting chips to China through Malaysia were found on seized phones belonging to the defendants.
Nvidia’s dominance in the AI market intertwines with US-China geopolitical issues, raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities in its products.
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