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Jensen is just the start: Spy agencies warn of ‘honey trap’ revival

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 13, 2026 • 02:45 AM
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As jokes flood the internet over Jensen Huang’s affair, intelligence experts say old-school seduction traps are surging against wealthy people and corporations.

Jensen is just the start: Spy agencies warn of ‘honey trap’ revival

Former Nvidia boss Jensen Huang’s affair may have the potential to be the most expensive and compromising scandal in corporate history, but this hasn’t stopped tech bros from flooding the internet with jokes generated using Huang’s Nvidia-backed technology.

Among the most popular memes is the double-entendre of one of the biggest figures in artificial intelligence rejecting “Chinese [AI] models” DeepSeek and Kimi but giving the thumbs up to attractive “Chinese model” Alice Huang, his alleged lover suspected of spying for Beijing.

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