The Huang Filecase file · v0.1
claim C-0048 Unconfirmed

DePue: released "after consulting with advisors and corresponding with officials"

“I’ve thought hard about whether to release this, and have been sitting on it for a while, but after consulting with advisors and corresponding with officials, I’ve decided it’s worth sharing today.”
Exact wording, per S-0044
Date
2026-11-12
Claimed by
Will DePue (named)
Via
S-0044 · X (post + thread)
Topics
blackwell, coverage
File
claims/C-0048-depue-released-after-consulting-with-advisors-and-correspond.md

The officials and advisors are unnamed, as is when he contacted them. He says he had held the result "for a while", and it was released the day Huang's resignation became public. The timing is relevant to T-0004 and T-0009. No evidence was found about who the officials were.

Sources

  • S-0044 · X (post + thread) · 2026-11-12 · link (full)

Related

  • F-0042 Will DePue posts thread and report claiming Blackwell fingerprints in Chinese open-weight models

Referenced by (4)

  • fact F-0042 Will DePue posts thread and report claiming Blackwell fingerprints in Chinese open-weight models
  • claim C-0054 @MyDaebakCafe: the timing of the release is suspect and OpenAI and Anthropic are "breathlessly promoting" it
  • theory T-0004 China-hawk faction and selective leaking
  • theory T-0009 Washington power struggle over Huang’s access to Trump