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Is China's DeepSeek Using Smuggled Blackwell AI Chips? Nvidia says...
Nvidia denies DeepSeek's use of unauthorized Blackwell chips amid U.S. export ban and political tensions over AI technology access.
- On Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, Nvidia Corp. refuted a report that DeepSeek used smuggled Blackwell chips while Jensen Huang was publicly in Washington.
- U.S. export restrictions on Blackwell chips have barred Blackwell-class GPUs to China, and The Information alleged unauthorized shipments fueled DeepSeek's rapid ascent with its R1 model.
- Nvidia's spokesperson said it hasn't seen substantiation of `phantom datacenters` and is developing an optional location-verification capability to help data-centre operators and OEM partners.
- Regulators and industry are facing increased pressure to tighten tracking and enforcement of chip shipments, while chipmakers and export-control enforcement across jurisdictions must improve coordination.
- Blackwell-Class GPUs represent a crucial edge in AI training, and if smuggling occurred, authorities would face tough tracing challenges; President Donald Trump said H200 shipments to approved customers must yield the U.S. 25% of sales.
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Is China's DeepSeek using Nvidia's banned Blackwell AI chips? Here's the truth
In light of reports suggesting that popular Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is using smuggled Blackwell chips to train advanced AI models, Nvidia has responded to allegations. The purported reports outline that,...
Is China's DeepSeek using smuggled Blackwell AI chips? Nvidia says...
A storm is brewing around DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup whose rapid rise in 2025 shook up global tech markets. Recent reports allege the company may have used thousands of Nvidia Blackwell GPUs — chips banned from export to China by smuggling them through third-countries. Nvidia, however, is pushing back, saying it has found no evidence of improper activity and pledging to investigate any credible tips.
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