Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Treasury Secretary Lutnick amid a U.S. investigation into AI chip export control loopholes to China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met Tuesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as the Trump administration investigates potential violations involving exports of the company's advanced AI chips to China, according to Axios.

Huang's Washington visit comes as the administration finalizes a framework that would give the federal government early access to the most advanced AI models before their public release. Officials are also weighing policies on open-source AI and efforts to curb China's access to cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology.

A Nvidia spokesperson said Huang is meeting with lawmakers from both parties to discuss the company's plan to produce $500 billion in AI infrastructure and technology in the United States over the next four years, as well as maintaining U.S. leadership in AI. Huang is also scheduled to meet with Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., and other members of Congress. The topics discussed during his meeting with Lutnick were not disclosed.

The meeting comes as the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security investigates potential violations involving Nvidia Blackwell AI chip exports. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently warned that sanctions and export restrictions could be imposed on Chinese firms accused of stealing U.S. AI intellectual property through so-called model distillation.

On Tuesday, Taiwanese prosecutors detained a Nvidia employee as part of an investigation into the alleged smuggling of AI servers powered by Nvidia chips into China in violation of U.S. export controls. Authorities said the employee is suspected of document-related offenses but did not accuse Nvidia of wrongdoing.

The Taiwan investigation follows a broader crackdown on alleged export-control evasion. Earlier this year, the U.S. Justice Department charged Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw and two others with conspiring to illegally divert advanced AI servers equipped with Nvidia chips to China. Super Micro has said the alleged conduct violated company policies and that it has taken disciplinary action against those involved.

Nvidia has said it sells its products only to authorized partners to comply with U.S. export controls and that any diverted chips would not receive service, support, or software updates.