Nvidia decries ‘far-fetched’ reports of smuggling in face of DeepSeek training reports — unnamed sources claim Chinese company is involved in Blackwell smuggling ring

December 11, 2025

, By Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia decries ‘far-fetched’ reports of smuggling in face of DeepSeek training reports — unnamed sources claim Chinese company is involved in Blackwell smuggling ring

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A new report claims that DeepSeek has illegally obtained and operated “several thousand” Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in the process of training and developing its newest large language model. According to coverage by The Information, six unnamed sources all claim DeepSeek’s involvement in a convoluted smuggling ring based around the use of fake data centers as fronts to move high-powered servers into mainland China, illegally circumventing U.S. sanctions on newer AI GPUs.

Sources close to the matter allege…

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Nvidia decries ‘far-fetched’ reports of smuggling in face of DeepSeek training reports — unnamed sources claim Chinese company is involved in Blackwell smuggling ring

December 11, 2025

, Published By Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia decries ‘far-fetched’ reports of smuggling in face of DeepSeek training reports — unnamed sources claim Chinese company is involved in Blackwell smuggling ring

A new report claims that DeepSeek has illegally obtained and operated “several thousand” Nvidia Blackwell GPUs in the process of training and developing its newest large language model. According to coverage by The Information, six unnamed sources all claim DeepSeek’s involvement in a convoluted smuggling ring based around the use of fake data centers as fronts to move high-powered servers into mainland China, illegally circumventing U.S. sanctions on newer AI GPUs.

Sources close to the matter allege…

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