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A Taiwanese packaging and testing industry source told Focus Taiwan that the controversy could affect the supply chain over the next six months, even though the source expects the long-term outlook for AI growth to remain unchanged. That adds a near-term qualification to the earlier assessment that the island’s AI supply chain was unlikely to see a major impact.

The source also expects the US government could tighten oversight of the AI industry and individual developers, potentially bringing new sector regulations. Another Taiwanese semiconductor executive told Focus Taiwan that lawmakers’ next steps on possible AI rules deserve close attention. The longer-term case, according to sources quoted by Focus Taiwan, rests on demand extending beyond Jensen Huang personally. One executive said AI expansion would likely continue as cloud providers increase infrastructure investment and other businesses seek more data-centre capacity, even if Nvidia changes its management.

Discuss: Should AI supply-chain forecasts treat leadership controversies as a short-term disruption, or as a reason to reassess the long-term investment case?

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