China’s Nvidia honeypot isn’t surprising. So how did world’s most powerful AI executive fall for it anyway?

November 11, 2026

Wired: There’s a specific mantra drilled into government workers, military officers, and intelligence personnel during counterintelligence briefings: “If she’s a 10 and you’re a 5, she’s a spy!” Or, as the US Army’s Counterintelligence Command posted on Valentine’s Day: “It doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out ‘10 + 5 = honeytrap.’…