Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei appears to be running that play with impressive conviction, redirecting scrutiny toward Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang over the thorny issue of advanced chip exports to China. AdvertisementHuang contends that restricting chip sales to China doesn’t actually slow down Chinese AI development. The Moonshot AI connectionThe feud took on new dimensions when a White House official accused Chinese startup Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic’s model, called Fable, using restricted Nvidia hardware. Both Amodei and Huang have engaged directly with the White House on AI safety and export control policies. Tighter restrictions on advanced chip sales to China would directly impact Nvidia’s top line and could force the company to restructure its international sales strategy.