Nvidia’s hardware is too large to be easily smuggled across borders and its customers are aware of the rules and self-monitoring, Huang told Bloomberg News in Taipei.
“There’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion. These are massive systems. The Grace Blackwell system is nearly two tons, and so you’re not going to be putting that in your pocket or your backpack any time soon,” Huang, 62, said. “The important thing is that the countries and the companies that we sell to recognise that diversion is not allowed and everybody would like to continue to buy Nvidia technology. And so they monitor themselves very carefully and they’re quite careful about that.”
The issue of whether any Nvidia AI chip shipments violate US trade sanctions targeting China has led to a probe in Singapore, and remains a live topic of concern. Huang reiterated his opposition to trade limitations.
