This is CBS Eye on the World.

Here's John Batchelor.

This is CBSI on the world.

I'm John Batchel.

I welcome Brandon Markert, my colleague,

because we're exploring the world of AI and quantum.

AI right now, but a particular kind of AI exploration about the black market.

Nvidia AI chips worth $1 billion smuggled to China after Trump export controls.

This is a Financial Times report.

Roaring black market for U.S. semiconductors

operates despite efforts to curb Beijing's high-tech ambitions. Brandon, a very good evening

to you. Nothing about this is surprising when you deny the ability of an adversary to have the

high end of any weapon system, that adversary will

find a way. Hence, the Soviets had no difficulty stealing the atomic bomb, none whatsoever.

They penetrated completely all of it, Los Alamos, Oppenheimer's colleagues, scientists, they penetrated in so many

ways. It took the FBI years to find all of it. And even then, they missed the big pieces and

executed a couple that were minor players in the matter. So the Chinese haven't wasted so much time.

They knew this was coming beforehand.

A billion dollars worth of invidia is using their connections, their cutouts, their pseudonyms,

all of this. Is there anything about this is surprising? And the Trump people understand how

foolish their embargo was.

Good evening to you.

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