Banks, Warren Press NVIDIA on National Security Risks of Shanghai R&D Facility
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a bipartisan letter to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang raising serious national security concerns about the company’s reported plans to open a research and development facility in Shanghai. The letter warns that NVIDIA’s move could aid China’s military-civil fusion strategy, expose sensitive U.S. chip designs to theft or coercion, and directly undercut American technological leadership in artificial intelligence. The senators demanded answers from NVIDIA by June 20 and urged the company to halt activities that could empower the Chinese Communist Party at the expense of U.S. national and economic security.
Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “No American company should be helping the Chinese Communist Party close the AI gap. NVIDIA was built by American innovation and taxpayer-funded research, not by empowering our adversaries.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.): “NVIDIA’s reported plans to open a new research facility in Shanghai has raised significant bipartisan concerns about the impact of overseas dealings on U.S. economic and national security. The company needs to answer questions about whether it is prioritizing its bottom line by chasing business in China at the expense of American leadership, security, and prosperity.”
Read more about the letter here.
In part, the letter reads:
“NVIDIA’s innovations in accelerated computing have powered America’s global leadership at the frontier of artificial intelligence (AI), and NVIDIA dominates globally in the sale of chips for AI data centers. Given this leading position as an American company, NVIDIA has a responsibility to consider the significant national security implications of the use and misuse of its products. This innovation should occur within the sphere of close democratic allies who share our values and commitment to responsible deployment of these emerging technologies.”
Click here to see the full letter.
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