it is not a coincidence that maybe some faction of the CIA that feels threatened because Trump takes Huang's advice over theirs would leak this to try to blackmail or destroy him.
replyBut so far the only criminal act and threat to national security that has been proven to have occurred is the leaking of this information.
Alternatively, NVIDIA simply benefits tremendously from enabling sales of new generation chips to China.
replyAlso from domestic sales, most of which will be running open-weight models, most of which are from China.
replyYou think there needs to be a conspiracy for a GPU company to be in favour of selling GPUs into one of the largest markets for GPUs in the world?
replyIn your words, this guy[1] was also selling as well "to one of the largest markets for GPUs in the world". So, his actions should be legal, and the arrest was wrong?
reply[1] - https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-charged-conspiring-unla...
Going to repeat the words of another commenter here: "Crazy how naive HN is about foreign intelligence. "
Crazy of you to assume that every HN user is an American and supports Trump's interests in confronting China.
replyYou don't need to like Trump to see China with more than a little suspicion. China it not a friend of the west.
replyMeanwhile Trump, Moscow Mitch, and all their friends seem to be ridiculously pro-Russia... With one of them having an 'open for business' policy, where he receives large sums of crypto, airplanes, and other considerations from anyone who is willing to pay (and has received loans and cash injections in the past).
replyPardon me if I find it difficult to get worked up about an accusation of treason and disloyalty from an openly corrupt and treasonous executive.