Chinas Jensen Huang honeypot trap is only more reason to win the AI race

Beijing’s apparent “honeypot” operation against Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is fresh proof China’s rulers will stop at nothing to win the AI race — yet America’s anti-progress left will surely try to use the scandal to cripple the US industry.Now that Huang has admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, with surveillance reportedly showing her feeding information to the Chinese (among other alarm bells), the feds absolutely need to probe this case fully, and retaliate accordingly against China.Yet Huang is the universally recognized driving force of Nvidia, a $4.5 trillion company key to AI development, and some industry sources tell The Post’s Charles Gasparino that he can’t “survive” the blowback his affair has triggered if Democrats use their coming control of Congress to force the issue.The hatred isn’t simply because Huang has allied with President Donald Trump: A major part of the party is eager to exploit fears of AI.Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who at first talked about Uncle Sam seizing ownership of half of every AI firm, has switched to pushing legislation aimed at dramatically slowing AI development, with no worries at all that it could let China race ahead.Democrats have also launched a war on the data centers crucial to AI buildout, pushing myths about their power and water consumption and slamming them as eyesores (as if power plants and other critical infrastructure are monuments of beauty).Expect the left to milk the Huang affair for more political gains; Sen.

Chris Coons (D-Del.) is already demanding “answers about the relationship between AI billionaires and the Trump administration.” Yes, this plot is huge: Though Nvidia’s board says it “has no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised,” it’s not fully clear what info was passed along.Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.

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