The White House's Mob Boss Approach To AI Chips

白宫对人工智能芯片的“黑帮老大式”管理方法

What A Day

2025-08-15

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Nvidia, a U.S.-based chip manufacturer that's now the richest company on earth, has agreed to pay the federal government 15 percent of its profits from selling its chips to China, in a deal that became public this week. Basically, the United States government is now a partner in not one, but two private companies that are selling AI technology to the country that is supposed to be our biggest competitor. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the model could "expand in the future to other companies." But for critics, the deal is giving serious mob vibes, while also posing a national security risk. Ashley Gold, senior tech and policy reporter at Axios, explains what the deal does and why so many people — including some Republicans — are concerned about it. And in headlines: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska today, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a redistricting plan to go head-to-head against Texas Republicans, and the Trump Administration got more bad news from the Labor Department. Show Notes: Check out Ashley's – work www.axios.com/authors/agoldCall Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Friday, August 15th.

  • I'm Jane Koston.

  • This is What Today, the show that watched part of the World Humanoid Games,

  • which kicked off in Beijing on Thursday and said, absolutely not.

  • Robots should not be doing martial arts or boxing.

  • Has no one ever seen a movie?

  • On today's show, the time has finally come.

  • President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska to talk about ending Russia's war on Ukraine.

  • And California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom unveils a redistricting plan to go head-to-head against Texas Republicans.

  • But let's start with NVIDIA.

  • NVIDIA is a company that makes AI chips.

  • Because of that, NVIDIA is now the richest company on Earth as of June of this year.

  • And thanks to a new deal with the Trump administration,

  • NVIDIA, alongside fellow AI chip maker Advanced Micro Devices,

  • or AMD,

  • will be sending the United States government 15% of its profits from selling AI chips to China.

  • Basically,

  • the United States government is now a partner in two private companies that are selling AI technology to the country that's supposed to be our biggest competitor.

  • Remember China hawks?

  • And according to White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt,