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Chinese iPhones with Alibaba worry the U.S
Jensen Huang: No AI Chip Diversions to China
Algot Persson
May 17, 2025
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Chinese iPhones with Alibaba AI worry U.S officials
Jensen Huang: No AI Chip Diversions to China
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Chinese iPhones with Alibaba worry the U.S
Apple’s push to bring generative AI to iPhones in China is facing backlash from Washington. The company is working with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to power its AI features in China, where OpenAI is not available. But U.S. officials worry the deal could enhance China’s AI capabilities, reinforce censorship, and risk user data exposure.
Lawmakers have pressed Apple for details, expressing concern that the deal could help Alibaba, seen as closely aligned with the Chinese Communist Party, train its models on iPhone user data. Apple hasn’t confirmed the partnership publicly, but Alibaba’s chairman has. If blocked, Apple risks falling behind local competitors like Huawei, which are quickly advancing AI on-device. Apple’s silence on the agreement has only fueled concerns about transparency and geopolitical risk.
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Jensen Huang: No AI Chip Diversions to China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s “no evidence” that the company’s AI chips are being diverted to China, pushing back on rising scrutiny over trade compliance. Speaking in Taipei, Huang emphasized that Nvidia’s AI systems, such as the nearly two-ton Grace Blackwell, are too large to smuggle and are closely monitored by customers.
The comments come as President Trump scraps Biden-era “AI diffusion” rules, clearing the way for more Nvidia sales to Middle Eastern allies like the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Huang, who accompanied a U.S. delegation to the region, reiterated his opposition to trade limits: “Limiting American technology around the world is precisely wrong.”
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