The US company Navilia has announced on Sunday that it will launch an independent investigation into its founder and executive director, Jensen Huang, following concerns that he may have been the target of a foreign intelligence operation.
The announcement published on the company’s official site comes after US officials have voiced concerns about Huang’s reports with Alice Huang, former director of the Megaspeed company, headquartered in Singapore. According to reports, both have no family ties.
The Financial Times had reported earlier that American officials suspected that there was a romantic relationship among them. Meanwhile, some media have reported that American authorities suspect that Alice Huang has forwarded information to China and helped smuggle advanced artificial intelligence chips into this country.
Novidia is the world’s leading producer of chips at the time of the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence technology, with a market capitalization of about $ 4.5 trillion, it transmits Telegrafi.
In a previous statement, the company had said that the meetings of Jensen Huang with other companies’ directors are a normal part of his duties as executive director, as he holds meetings with thousands of customer representatives annually. Novilia had also added that concerns about the illegal deviation of the chips had collapsed last year.
The new investigation will be monitored by a committee consisting of independent board members and legal foreign advisers.
The Board of Directors gives priority to US national and economic security, which is essential to the interests of Navia and its shareholders, the company’s statement said. However, the board stressed that there is no reason to believe national security or company secrets have been compromised.
A Navia spokesman told CNN that the latest developments will not affect the operation of the company, and that Huang will continue to lead it over and over again.
Meanwhile, 63-year-old Huang has sent a message to company employees, in which he admitted he had been unfaithful to his wife and his actions had hurt him and their children. He did not mention the other woman by name.
I take full responsibility for what I did and the pain I caused, as well as the criticisms coming from this, wrote Huang, adding that he supports the Nvivia investigation.
He has also stressed that he is committed to protecting the company and supporting American national security. /Telegraphy/