Nvidia refutes report that China’s DeepSeek is using its banned Blackwell AI chips
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Nvidia pushed back on a report claiming that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is using smuggled Blackwell chips to train its upcoming model. The company said it has “not seen any substantiation” to support the claim. The allegation came from The Information, which reported that restricted Nvidia hardware had somehow made its way into China despite export controls. Nvidia’s response was short and direct, signaling that they don’t believe the report is backed by solid evidence at this point. This comes at a time when scrutiny around chip exports, enforcement, and possible leakages is already intense. If anything concrete does surface, it could have serious implications but for now, it’s still unproven. What do you think noise, or something regulators will dig into deeper?
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/nvidia-report-china-deepseek-ai-blackwell-chips.html