China’s deepseek is using banned blackwell chips to train its newest ai model, the information reports deepseek, the chinese ai startup whose chatbot built on the cheap turned the us tech world upside down in early 2025, is using “several thousand” of nvidia’s top blackwell chips to build its next model, per the information. Deepseek reportedly used nvidia’s blackwell chips—banned from import into china—to develop one of its upcoming ai models The chips were said to have been smuggled into china via third countries and dismantled before arrival Has forbidden from being exported to china, according to six people with knowledge of the matter, the information reports Deepseek develops its next ai model using thousands of banned nvidia blackwell chips Access to advanced chips helps deepseek remain competitive in the global ai race
Complex smuggling scheme bypasses u.s Export controls on nvidia chips.
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