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Nov 13, 2026

Former OpenAI researcher finds Nvidia Blackwell fingerprints in six Chinese AI models

Former OpenAI researcher Will DePue published technical evidence that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and Ant Group trained models on Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs despite US export controls, while Reuters separately identified over $3 billion in Chinese AI projects using restricted Nvidia chips.

Nov 13, 20264 sources

Nov 12, 2026

Banned Nvidia chips found installed at China data center linked to Alice Huang

A Chinese company founded by Alice Huang procured smuggled AI chips that were installed at a Shanghai data center with links to Megaspeed, according to Bloomberg. The DOJ is also probing Alice Huang over whether entities linked to her were involved in Super Micro chip smuggling to China.

Nov 12, 20264 sources

Top claims

▪U.S. Senators Jim Banks and Elizabeth Warren cited Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang to support passing the AI Overwatch Act to codify Trump administration chip export controls
▪Israeli security firm Lava discovered 32 export-restricted Nvidia B300 GPUs publicly exposed via internal monitoring endpoints geolocated to IP addresses in China
▪Nvidia's board initiated an independent investigation into Jensen Huang's conduct while stating it found no evidence U.S. national security or company trade secrets were compromised

Topics

Chinese AI models Hong Kong Elizabeth Warren Chip export controls Kimi K3.1 Pro DeepSeek AI chips Open-weight models U.S. technology trade restrictions NVIDIA Blackwell US–China AI competition OpenAI Michael Kratsios Suspected Chinese spy close to Jensen Huang China-United States relations AI data centers U.S.–China relations

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