Scoop: Nvidia's Jensen Huang meets Lutnick amid China scrutiny
· Axios
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met Tuesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the Trump administration investigates potential violations involving Nvidia chip exports to China, according to a source familiar.
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Why it matters: Huang is in Washington as the Trump administration finalizes a framework that would give the government early access to the most advanced AI models before their release.
- Officials are also weighing their approach to open-source AI and China.
Driving the news: Huang is holding meetings across Washington this week, including with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, and other members of Congress from both sides of the aisle.
- Huang's trip had been previously reported, but not his meeting with Lutnick.
- An Nvidia spokesperson said that Huang is in D.C. "meet with leaders on both sides of the aisle to discuss NVIDIA's work to strengthen the country's supply chain by producing $500B in American technology over four years and American leadership in AI, including leading in open source."
- It wasn't immediately clear what Lutnick and Huang discussed.
Context: A Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security spokesperson told Axios last week that it's investigating potential Nvidia Blackwell chip export violations.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week also floated regulatory action against Chinese labs: "When PRC firms conduct covert, industrial-scale distillation attacks that cross the line into IP theft, sanctions and Entity List designations will be on the table," Bessent said.
What we're watching: The administration is expected to unveil its AI framework by Aug. 1.