Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren may be going after President Donald Trump by using Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Warren called on Thursday for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify after President Donald Trump announced plans to greenlight sales of Nvidia’s second-most advanced AI chip to China.
“Will Donald Trump muzzle his own Justice Department because he does not want Americans to know that he is selling out our national security?” she asked.
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The request follows recent policy changes that allow high-performance AI hardware to be sold abroad under U.S. export regulations. Warren emphasized the importance of Congressional oversight to ensure that these advanced chips are not used in ways that could threaten U.S. technological leadership or compromise sensitive applications.
White House spokesman Kush Desai said, “There’s an obvious difference between chips being illegally smuggled to unknown buyers without regulatory oversight and chips being exported following national security inspections to specifically designated end users.”
The United States government approved the export of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, marking a significant shift in long-standing U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductor technology. The H200 is a high-performance AI accelerator used for complex machine learning and data center workloads. The export decision allows Nvidia to sell these chips to approved Chinese customers, subject to U.S. government licensing and oversight.
The policy change was announced by President Trump and involves the U.S. government collecting a 25 % share of the revenue from these sales as part of the export framework. Nvidia has stated that China represents a relatively small portion of its advanced chip business and that all exports will comply with licensing requirements.
The move partially reverses previous export restrictions that barred the shipment of H200-class GPUs to China over national security concerns, though the most advanced chips remain restricted.
Nvidia emphasized in a statement that H200 sales to China would still require a U.S. government license, and described the overall share of chips going to China as a small percentage of the advanced AI chips already sold to U.S. customers.
Companies like Nvidia operate at the forefront of innovation but their products can have implications far beyond commercial markets, influencing global competitiveness, supply chains, and defense capabilities.
Policymakers must balance economic benefits with national security considerations and the need to maintain technological leadership. Congressional oversight, as demonstrated by Senator Elizabeth Warren’s call for testimony, highlights the role of lawmakers in ensuring that commercial interests do not compromise strategic priorities.
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It is also unclear how Congressional hearings, public scrutiny, or future policy changes might affect subsequent decisions on AI hardware exports.
As AI hardware becomes more powerful and globally distributed, countries must consider not only domestic regulations but also how exports affect global security, economic stability, and technological ecosystems. Collaboration between industry, government, and international partners can help establish safeguards that prevent misuse, promote innovation, and ensure fair competition.
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