Nov 13, 2026, 6:40 PMHardware
Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI
The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U. government restricted from shipping to its largest…
Summary
The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U. government restricted from shipping to its largest geopolitical rival, a new research effort claims. The apparently widespread access to Blackwell GPUs among Chinese frontier labs shows the magnitude of the problem facing the leading chip designer. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang left the company this week after admitting to his affair with Alice Huang, executive of Megaspeed, a company implicated in smuggling Nvidia chips into China.
Positives
- The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U.
- export controls are intended to protect the country’s leadership in AI capabilities against China, but Huang has long sought to open up that market.
Risks & concerns
- government restricted from shipping to its largest geopolitical rival, a new research effort claims.
- The apparently widespread access to Blackwell GPUs among Chinese frontier labs shows the magnitude of the problem facing the leading chip designer.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang left the company this week after admitting to his affair with Alice Huang, executive of Megaspeed, a company implicated in smuggling Nvidia chips into China.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/export-banned-nvidia-chips-are-behind-chinas-most-powerful-ai-models-uh-oh-jensen/
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