US export controls on AI chips are backfiring

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, warns that China’s AI progress will continue with or without the U.S. He appeared at the Viva Technology conference in Paris on June 11. © Reuters

James D. Spellman is principal of Strategic Communications, a consulting firm based in Washington.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns that U.S. efforts to block China from accessing advanced AI chips and software are backfiring — a sharp pivot for a highly visible supporter of President Donald Trump.