# Jensen Huang argues American companies should be allowed to use Chinese AI models — Nvidia CEO says backdoors connected to China are misconceptions

> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks that American companies should be allowed to use Chinese AI models, even as Washington is trying to ban them.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jensen-huang-argues-american-companies-should-be-allowed-to-use-chinese-ai-models-nvidia-ceo-says-backdoors-connected-to-china-are-misconceptions?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a61096db39204a888c72008)
- **Published:** 2026-07-22
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #nvidia #chatgpt #openai #claude #anthropic #ai
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