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Nvidia said it is investigating reports by The New York Times that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence operation involving an alleged relationship. The reports have raised questions about whether Huang's reputation can survive, given how widely admired he had been under the label Jensanity. PBS NewsHour reported that Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom, according to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing. President Trump said on Monday that Huang should not worry about the FBI looking into the affair with a woman alleged to be a Chinese government agent. In a routine briefing on Monday, a Chinese spokesperson rejected the claims as a smear campaign and denied that China used the woman as a spy. Analysts say the scandal is bringing turmoil to Nvidia, whose high-end chips are the leading building blocks for artificial intelligence, and PBS NewsHour reported on the national security risks and possible ripple effects for the AI industry.