Federal charges have been brought against one Chinese national and two Americans for allegedly attempting to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence technology to China. The alleged conspiracy, which began in 2023, involved an order for more than $100 million and involved two large tech companies. Stanley Yi Zheng, Matthew Kelly, and Tommy Shad English are among the three men charged. The accused conspired to obtain servers with export-controlled chips and ship them to Thailand, with China being the final destination. The two tech companies, Nvidia and Supermicro, tipped off federal law enforcement about the attempted smuggling. The charges have sparked bipartisan concern. Following the charges, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Jim Banks called for a freeze on Nvidia's export license due to security concerns.