Reuters: Despite the US ban, DeepSeek still trains the latest AI models using NVIDIA Blackwell chips

2026-02-24 03:54:20

Investing.com — According to a report by Reuters on Monday, citing comments from a senior official in the Trump administration, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek trained its upcoming latest model using NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) most advanced Blackwell chips.

Given that NVIDIA is banned from selling its most advanced chips to China by the U.S., this development could potentially violate U.S. export controls.

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Reuters reported that DeepSeek may remove technical indicators that could reveal its use of U.S. chips. The company is expected to release a new advanced AI model in the coming weeks.

Earlier Monday, AI startup Anthropic accused DeepSeek and two other Chinese “AI giants” — Moonshot and MiniMax Group (HK: 0100) — of stealing data to train their AI models.

These developments may signal further tensions in China-U.S. relations, as Beijing largely refuses to accept U.S. restrictions on technology exports to China. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers are accelerating efforts to define the boundaries of technology export restrictions to China.

Reuters reported that DeepSeek’s Blackwell chips may be part of a data center cluster in Inner Mongolia, though it is unclear how Washington obtained this information.

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