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Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, has criticized the US government’s export controls on AI chips to China as ineffective. Speaking at the Computex tech forum in Taipei, Huang stated that these restrictions have inadvertently encouraged Chinese developers to accelerate their technological advancements. Despite efforts to limit China’s military and technological growth, Huang emphasized that the controls have only bolstered China’s tech ecosystem, which already has a significant portion of the world’s AI researchers. Nvidia, a major player in the high-end GPU market, has experienced a substantial decline in its share of the Chinese AI chip market due to these restrictions. Furthermore, Huang’s recent visit to Beijing included discussions on new chip designs that would comply with US regulations. The US government continues to warn against the use of Chinese-made AI semiconductors, citing national security concerns, while China accuses the US of undermining the global semiconductor supply chain.