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Jensen Huang says AI distillation is 'competition.' Scott Bessent has called it 'theft'

US · 2026-09-28

Key takeaway

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly defends AI model distillation as legitimate competition, countering U.S. theft accusations against Chinese AI firms.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerNvidia CEO publicly defends AI model distillation as competition, countering U.S. accusations against Chinese AI firms
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onU.S. regulatory pressure on Chinese AI companies temporarily eases, sustaining demand for U.S. AI hardware exports
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youU.S. political scrutiny of Nvidia's China business increases, raising the risk of future export restrictions that could disrupt U.S. SME supply chains

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Source: CNBC

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