众议院外交委员会民主党成员、罗德岛州众议员盖布·阿莫(Gabe Amo)、纽约州众议员格雷戈里·W·米克斯(Gregory W. Meeks)和加利福尼亚州众议员悉尼·卡姆拉格-多夫(Sydney Kamlager-Dove)要求美国商务部长霍华德·卢特尼克(Howard Lutnick)就特朗普政府关于先进人工智能计算机芯片的出口政策作出回应,此举源于对北京情报机构行动日益加剧的担忧,据《纽约时报》报道。
Democratic members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, specifically Gabe Amo of Rhode Island, Gregory W. Meeks of New York and Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California, have demanded that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick address inquiries regarding the Trump administration’s export policies concerning advanced artificial intelligence computer chips, amid mounting concerns over operations by Beijing's intelligence apparatus, as reported by The New York Times.
这份函件是在国会领导层准备就伊朗问题举行定期情报简报会之际出现的,但两党立法者均打算向中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫(John Ratcliffe)和国家情报总监杰伊·克莱顿(Jay Clayton)询问一名中国国家安全部特工与英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋(Jensen Huang)保持私人交往一事。
The correspondence emerged as congressional leadership prepared for a scheduled intelligence briefing concerning Iran, though legislators from both parties intended to question CIA director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton regarding an operative for China’s Ministry of State Security who maintained a personal relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
在信中,这些议员就商务部批准先进处理器出口海外的授权提出质疑。
In their communication, the lawmakers challenged the Commerce Department regarding authorisations permitting advanced processor shipments overseas.“You cannot claim to be protecting American leadership in artificial intelligence while allowing our most advanced technology to reach a strategic competitor,” the lawmakers wrote.
“你们不能一边声称在保护美国在人工智能领域的领导地位,一边却允许我们最先进的技术流向战略竞争对手,”议员们写道。“国家安全必须置于企业销售目标之前。”
“National security must come before corporate sales targets.”
正如《纽约时报》近期报道所指出,新加坡数据中心公司 Megaspeed 前高管黄爱丽丝(Alice Huang)曾受雇于中国情报机构。
As noted in recent coverage by The NYT, Alice Huang, a former executive at the Singapore-headquartered data centre firm Megaspeed, was engaged by Chinese intelligence.
Megaspeed 采购英伟达硬件,并在东南亚建立数据设施,为包括阿里巴巴在内的中国大陆企业提供服务。
Megaspeed procured Nvidia hardware and established data facilities across Southeast Asia that served mainland Chinese enterprises, including Alibaba.
《纽约时报》另一篇报道披露,商务部批准了向与北京有关联的实体、军工承包商和被列入黑名单的公司发放先进人工智能硬件出口许可证。
“允许中国获取美国先进人工智能芯片会使我们的国家安全面临风险,”议员们写道。
Additional reporting published by The NYT highlighted that the Commerce Department cleared licensing approvals for dispatching sophisticated AI hardware to Beijing-affiliated entities, military contractors and blacklisted firms.“Allowing China to obtain advanced US AI chips puts our national security at risk,” the lawmakers wrote.
“这些芯片为计算能力提供动力,将塑造人工智能、军事现代化和经济竞争的未来。”英伟达董事会宣布就黄爱丽丝与公司首席执行官的关系展开调查。
“These chips power the computing capabilities that will shape the future of artificial intelligence, military modernisation and economic competition.”Nvidia's board announced an inquiry into the connection between Alice Huang and the company's chief executive.
黄仁勋发布视频讲话,承认了这段婚外情,同时确认将在正在进行的调查期间继续掌舵。
Jensen Huang released a video address admitting to the affair while confirming that he would remain at the helm during the ongoing probe.
平行的立法审查正在加剧,共和党人在三个国会小组委员会传唤黄仁勋进行闭门作证,以审查潜在的专有信息泄露及其与黄爱丽丝的关联,这一进展在《纽约时报》的报道中有进一步详述。
Parallel legislative scrutiny is intensifying as Republicans across three congressional panels summoned Jensen Huang for a closed-door deposition to examine potential proprietary leaks and his associations with Alice Huang, a development further detailed in reports by The NYT.
知情情报人士表示,黄爱丽丝代表中国国家安全部行事,受命收集有关英伟达尖端人工智能架构的情报,并为北京促成技术获取。
Individuals briefed on intelligence matters indicated that Alice Huang operated on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security with instructions to gather intelligence regarding Nvidia’s cutting-edge AI architecture and facilitate technology acquisition for Beijing.
美国政府已禁止向中国运送英伟达最强大的硬件,黄仁勋曾公开反对这一限制,正如《纽约时报》引述的正在进行的调查所追踪的那样。
The US government has prohibited shipments of Nvidia's most powerful hardware to China, a restriction Jensen Huang has openly contested, as tracked through ongoing investigations cited by The NYT.