Former OpenAI Researcher Says Six Chinese AI Models Were Built on Banned Nvidia Chips
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Artificial intelligence may be an unexpected source of evidence about the technological dependencies between the United States and China. New research by American researcher Will DePue shows that it is possible to determine which graphics processor was used in the initial creation of a given AI model by analyzing its mathematical parameters. The discovery is particularly significant because six models from four leading Chinese companies have bee…
Former OpenAI researcher says he found Nvidia Blackwell fingerprints hidden inside six Chinese AI models
Former OpenAI researcher Will DePue says he has produced the first technical evidence that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax, and Ant Group are using Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs despite US export controls. His forensic method reads characteristic chip signatures directly from published model weights. He estimates the hardware behind the five training runs cost more than half a billion dollars. The article Former OpenAI researcher says he found N…
A former Open AI researcher claims in a report that several of China's most important AI models may have been built on Nvidia's powerful Blackwell chip, which is subject to US export restrictions. The report was published on the same day that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation was announced, following an infidelity scandal surrounded by Chinese spying allegations.
Ex-OpenAI researcher Will DePue wants to have technically proven for the first time that DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group use Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPUs despite US export controls. Its forensic method reads characteristic chip signatures directly from the published model weights. The estimated hardware costs of the five training runs: over half a billion US dollars. The article Ex-OpenAI researchers want to have proven use of san…
The United States restricts the export of high-performance AI chips to China, and China has restricted imports. However, an analysis of several Chinese-made AI models by the AI research organization Unemployment Labs revealed evidence that they were developed using GPUs subject to these restrictions. Read more...
A former OpenAI researcher claims to have found technical evidence that four of China's largest AI developers have had access to Nvidia's most powerful Blackwell chips, even though US export restrictions limit their sales to China. Updated, 07:46: In an interview on November 8 with 60 Minutes, Trump said that an unnamed head of an unnamed AI company: "Department of Justice. We had a situation where we got a report that someone was doing somethin…
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