Deepseek Is Using Smuggled Nvidia Blackwell Chips to Train New Models - winandmac.com (Vision Media)

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New information indicates that the Chinese DeepSeek startup may be using NVIDIA Blackwell processors, obtained through illegal schemes, to train its next generation of artificial intelligence models (IA)....

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Good morning! Deepseek may have smuggled large quantities of Nvidia chips, internal battles over Meta's AI development, and Tiktok copies are taking over Australia.

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AI DeepSeek's Chinese startup allegedly smuggled banned Nvidia Blackwell chips through intermediaries to form its advanced models, bypassing US export restrictionsA new report alleges that Chinese startup DeepSeek smuggled Nvidia Blackwell chips that were restricted through third countries to form its next generation artificial intelligence (AI) models, bypassing controls...

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Chinese startup DeepSeek, which recently surprised the world with performance similar to ChataGPT, will now have to explain another scandal. According to reports, the company allegedly used Nvidia chips banned in China to develop its bot. However, the entire operation could be much larger, although its scale is currently difficult to estimate. Sources suggest an entire black market for modules from the American manufacturer may have developed in…

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The Information reports that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is using Blackwell chips smuggled into China to develop its next-generation models. Nvidia has denied this, emphasizing that it has seen no evidence to support the allegation. An Nvidia spokesperson stated that they have received no intelligence or evidence to date indicating that anyone is setting up "phantom datacenters" to deceive the company and OEM partners, then dismantling, smugglin…