Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl

Nvidia is allegedly testing software that can monitor the location of its AI chips as experiences of its chips being smuggled into China are on the rise.

Nvidia has constructed location verification technology that would permit it to trace which nation a chip is situated in, Reuters initially reported, citing nameless sources. This software tracks computing performance however the delay in communication between servers also gives a way of a chip’s location.

This software can be non-obligatory for patrons to make use of and can be made out there for Blackwell chips first, Reuters said.

Multiple experiences have surfaced in the last few days that allege China’s DeepSeek AI fashions have been skilled on smuggled Nvidia Blackwell chips. Nvidia responded to these experiences by saying it hasn’t seen proof of this sort of smuggling.

“We haven’t seen any substantiation or received tips of ‘phantom data centers’ constructed to deceive us and our OEM partners, then deconstructed, smuggled, and reconstructed somewhere else. While such smuggling seems far-fetched, we pursue any tip we receive,” an Nvidia spokesperson told TechCrunch.

This news comes just days after Nvidia acquired the inexperienced light from the U.S. authorities to start promoting its H200 AI chips to accredited prospects in China on Monday. That announcement pertains only to older H200 chips and never the company’s Blackwell chips.

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